Top Hackernews posts from news.mit.edu

1. MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy (news.mit.edu)
   915 points by klintcho almost 55 years | 422 comments
2. Why was Roman concrete so durable? (news.mit.edu)
   627 points by geox almost 55 years | 270 comments
3. A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine (news.mit.edu)
   616 points by WithinReason almost 55 years | 262 comments
4. Simple, solar-powered water desalination (2020) (news.mit.edu)
   591 points by drran almost 55 years | 227 comments
5. Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy (news.mit.edu)
   569 points by maxerickson almost 55 years | 212 comments
6. 100 Gbps achieved from space to Earth (news.mit.edu)
   482 points by sizzle almost 55 years | 151 comments
7. Light can make water evaporate without heat (news.mit.edu)
   473 points by Tomte almost 55 years | 188 comments
8. New CRISPR-based map ties every human gene to its function (news.mit.edu)
   467 points by gumby almost 55 years | 177 comments
9. MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts (2018) (news.mit.edu)
   428 points by pen2l almost 55 years | 137 comments
10. MIT and Harvard agree to transfer edX to ed-tech firm 2U (news.mit.edu)
    422 points by rolandm almost 55 years | 197 comments
11. LLMs use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge (news.mit.edu)
    408 points by CharlesW almost 55 years | 146 comments
12. MIT researchers develop a paper thin loudspeaker (news.mit.edu)
    374 points by go_prodev almost 55 years | 165 comments
13. He made linear algebra fun (news.mit.edu)
    354 points by bikenaga almost 55 years | 46 comments
14. Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)
    344 points by abathur almost 55 years | 191 comments
15. Why cancer cells waste so much energy (news.mit.edu)
    341 points by chmaynard almost 55 years | 189 comments
16. To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) (news.mit.edu)
    311 points by thunderbong almost 55 years | 206 comments
17. Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to use computers (news.mit.edu)
    303 points by gmays almost 55 years | 89 comments
18. Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition (news.mit.edu)
    288 points by rawgabbit almost 55 years | 149 comments
19. Sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces (news.mit.edu)
    281 points by geox almost 55 years | 186 comments
20. Arvind has died (news.mit.edu)
    280 points by bookofjoe almost 55 years | 72 comments
21. New lightweight material is stronger than steel (news.mit.edu)
    274 points by hhs almost 55 years | 157 comments
22. MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body (news.mit.edu)
    272 points by rntn almost 55 years | 59 comments
23. From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button (news.mit.edu)
    258 points by happy-go-lucky almost 55 years | 99 comments
24. Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups (news.mit.edu)
    243 points by Stratoscope almost 55 years | 186 comments
25. Study urges caution when comparing neural networks to the brain (news.mit.edu)
    237 points by rntn almost 55 years | 129 comments
26. Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion (news.mit.edu)
    235 points by paulsutter almost 55 years | 105 comments
27. MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials (news.mit.edu)
    220 points by WalterSobchak almost 55 years | 90 comments
28. Physicists observationally confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem for first time (news.mit.edu)
    217 points by _Microft almost 55 years | 71 comments
29. Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) (news.mit.edu)
    217 points by fzliu almost 55 years | 168 comments
30. Low-cost open source device can measure air pollution anywhere (news.mit.edu)
    216 points by GavCo almost 55 years | 74 comments
31. Midlife: A Philosophical Guide (news.mit.edu)
    211 points by herbertl almost 55 years | 178 comments
32. Study finds Wikipedia influences judicial behavior (news.mit.edu)
    209 points by drewem almost 55 years | 122 comments
33. How a razor blade can be damaged as it cuts human hair (2020) (news.mit.edu)
    209 points by raphar almost 55 years | 129 comments
34. Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution: study (news.mit.edu)
    205 points by hhs almost 55 years | 231 comments
35. Engineers grow pancreatic organoids that mimic the real thing (news.mit.edu)
    204 points by geox almost 55 years | 21 comments
36. Where do stolen bikes go? (news.mit.edu)
    197 points by bikenaga almost 55 years | 298 comments
37. Study finds ride-sharing intensifies urban road congestion (news.mit.edu)
    194 points by stmw almost 55 years | 293 comments
38. Quaise Energy is working to create geothermal wells (news.mit.edu)
    189 points by pseudolus almost 55 years | 187 comments
39. Study finds a difference between neurons of humans and other mammals (news.mit.edu)
    184 points by dootah almost 55 years | 76 comments
40. New algorithm unlocks high-resolution insights for computer vision (news.mit.edu)
    183 points by zerojames almost 55 years | 21 comments
41. A new programming language for high-performance computers (news.mit.edu)
    173 points by rbanffy almost 55 years | 102 comments
42. Neuroscientists discover molecular mechanism that allows memories to form (2020) (news.mit.edu)
    171 points by andyxor almost 55 years | 86 comments
43. A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions (news.mit.edu)
    170 points by gigama almost 55 years | 73 comments
44. 2,050-year-old Roman tomb offers insights on ancient concrete resilience (news.mit.edu)
    163 points by mmastrac almost 55 years | 101 comments
45. Tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything (news.mit.edu)
    162 points by ohjeez almost 55 years | 93 comments
46. Plunge in lithium-ion battery costs (news.mit.edu)
    161 points by giuliomagnifico almost 55 years | 88 comments
47. Solar-powered system offers a route to inexpensive desalination (news.mit.edu)
    155 points by Glench almost 55 years | 24 comments
48. Learning to think critically about machine learning (news.mit.edu)
    153 points by SleekEagle almost 55 years | 94 comments
49. An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes (news.mit.edu)
    152 points by thebigspacefuck almost 55 years | 43 comments
50. New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum (news.mit.edu)
    142 points by jonbaer almost 55 years | 80 comments
51. Ultracold, superdense atoms become invisible (news.mit.edu)
    141 points by gmays almost 55 years | 57 comments
52. Users post more falsehoods after others correct them: study (news.mit.edu)
    139 points by rbanffy almost 55 years | 160 comments
53. Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication (news.mit.edu)
    137 points by marban almost 55 years | 54 comments
54. Researchers demonstrate rapid 3D printing with liquid metal (news.mit.edu)
    137 points by clouddrover almost 55 years | 42 comments
55. Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene structures (news.mit.edu)
    134 points by filoeleven almost 55 years | 25 comments
56. New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs (news.mit.edu)
    134 points by redm almost 55 years | 70 comments
57. Three of the oldest stars in the universe found circling the Milky Way (news.mit.edu)
    122 points by belter almost 55 years | 89 comments
58. Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products (news.mit.edu)
    107 points by gmays almost 55 years | 93 comments
59. A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment (news.mit.edu)
    106 points by rntn almost 55 years | 79 comments
60. Discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when coding (news.mit.edu)
    104 points by giuliomagnifico almost 55 years | 38 comments
61. How the brain navigates cities (news.mit.edu)
    101 points by el_duderino almost 55 years | 51 comments
62. Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters (news.mit.edu)
    101 points by kyle_morris_ almost 55 years | 22 comments
63. MIT’s Barry Duncan demonstrates the power of writing in reverse (news.mit.edu)
    101 points by anarbadalov almost 55 years | 54 comments
64. Battery-free self-powered sensor harvests magnetic energy (news.mit.edu)
    101 points by geox almost 55 years | 41 comments
65. How the brain responds to reward is linked to socioeconomic background (news.mit.edu)
    100 points by saikatsg almost 55 years | 118 comments
66. Physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs (news.mit.edu)
    100 points by hhs almost 55 years | 11 comments
67. Study: Better sleep habits lead to better college grades (2019) (news.mit.edu)
    99 points by NilsIRL almost 55 years | 41 comments
68. Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time (news.mit.edu)
    96 points by rntn almost 55 years | 23 comments
69. MIT Ends Elsevier Negotiations (2020) (news.mit.edu)
    91 points by ddtaylor almost 55 years | 55 comments
70. MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air (2019) (news.mit.edu)
    91 points by gozzoo almost 55 years | 70 comments
71. For polyglots, there's something special about their native tongue (news.mit.edu)
    91 points by netfortius almost 55 years | 74 comments
72. StreamingLLM: tiny tweak to KV LRU improves long conversations (news.mit.edu)
    91 points by lucasluitjes almost 55 years | 8 comments
73. Researchers discover major roadblock in alleviating network congestion (news.mit.edu)
    89 points by rntn almost 55 years | 28 comments
74. MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera (news.mit.edu)
    88 points by kungfudoi almost 55 years | 32 comments
75. Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab (news.mit.edu)
    85 points by ChuckMcM almost 55 years | 65 comments
76. How “blue” and “green” appeared in a language that didn’t have words for them (news.mit.edu)
    85 points by geox almost 55 years | 90 comments
77. A new way to see the activity inside a living cell (news.mit.edu)
    83 points by elorant almost 55 years | 13 comments
78. Engineers develop a process to make formate fuel from CO2 (news.mit.edu)
    83 points by westurner almost 55 years | 66 comments
79. Countering climate change with cool pavements (news.mit.edu)
    82 points by 35_candelas almost 55 years | 79 comments
80. Letter regarding proposed free expression statement from MIT (news.mit.edu)
    78 points by walterbell almost 55 years | 6 comments
81. The Shannon Limit (2010) (news.mit.edu)
    77 points by federicoponzi almost 55 years | 19 comments
82. MIT deploys autonomous Roboat on canals of Amsterdam (news.mit.edu)
    77 points by geox almost 55 years | 28 comments
83. Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia (news.mit.edu)
    77 points by gmays almost 55 years | 5 comments
84. New AI tool calculates materials’ stress and strain based on photos (news.mit.edu)
    76 points by sizzle almost 55 years | 46 comments
85. MIT scientists discover neurons that light up whenever we see images of food (news.mit.edu)
    75 points by rntn almost 55 years | 27 comments
86. Designing better batteries for electric vehicles (news.mit.edu)
    69 points by 35_candelas almost 55 years | 34 comments
87. MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips (news.mit.edu)
    65 points by elorant almost 55 years | 3 comments
88. A “hot Jupiter's” dark side is revealed in detail for first time (news.mit.edu)
    63 points by WalterSobchak almost 55 years | 12 comments
89. Hitchhiking cancer vaccine makes progress in the clinic (news.mit.edu)
    63 points by ulrischa almost 55 years | 16 comments
90. Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air (news.mit.edu)
    62 points by x14km2d almost 55 years | 24 comments
91. How quickly do algorithms improve? (news.mit.edu)
    57 points by npalli almost 55 years | 20 comments
92. Understanding gambling addiction (2012) (news.mit.edu)
    57 points by robbybaron almost 55 years | 60 comments
93. Building explainability into the components of machine-learning models (news.mit.edu)
    57 points by rntn almost 55 years | 3 comments
94. Engineers Create a Programmable Fiber (news.mit.edu)
    55 points by el_duderino almost 55 years | 10 comments
95. Weaker bonds can make polymers stronger (news.mit.edu)
    54 points by gumby almost 55 years | 14 comments
96. Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses (news.mit.edu)
    53 points by tracyhenry almost 55 years | 36 comments
97. To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) (news.mit.edu)
    52 points by thunderbong almost 55 years | 1 comments
98. A universal system for decoding any type of data sent across a network (news.mit.edu)
    51 points by gigama almost 55 years | 12 comments
99. Tiny particles power chemical reactions – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news.mit.edu)
    51 points by mardiyah almost 55 years | 13 comments
100. Are you a “harbinger of failure”? (2015) (news.mit.edu)
     50 points by thunderbong almost 55 years | 34 comments