Navigating hundreds of robots in a warehouse without causing accidents is a growing challenge for many industries, from e-commerce to automotive production. To address this issue, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an AI-based approach that increases efficiency and reduces congestion.
The team devised a deep learning model that…
Discovering the transporters used by specific drugs can have profound impacts on patient care, and can also inform drug development. Drugs taken orally must pass through the digestive tract, and this often happens via transporter proteins. But, it's often unknown which transporter a certain drug uses to exit the digestive tract, and this could potentially…
Researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have pioneered a multifaceted approach to determine the transporters used by various drugs to exit the digestive tract. Leveraging tissue models and machine-learning algorithms, the team has discovered that doxycycline (an antibiotic) and warfarin (a blood thinner) can interfere with each other’s absorption.
All orally consumed…
MIT researchers have developed a technique to train robots on multiple tasks by combining and optimising data from a variety of sources. At the core of their work is a type of generative AI known as a 'diffusion model', which learns from a specific dataset to complete a task. However, the particular innovation here lies…
A team of MIT researchers have developed a novel cryptographic ID tag to tackle product counterfeiting. This tag, which is remarkably smaller and cost-efficient than traditional radio frequency tags (RFIDs), uses terahertz waves to perform authentication. The small size of terahertz waves and their greater frequency compared to radio waves make them ideal for this…
Drugs taken orally must pass through the digestive tract, aided by transporter proteins found in the lining of the tract. If two drugs use the same transporter, they can interfere with each other. Addressing this issue, a team of researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy to identify…
MIT researchers have developed an anti-tampering ID tag that provides improved security compared to traditional radio frequency ID (RFID) tags that are commonly used for authentication.
The new tag, which is smaller, cheaper, and more secure than RFIDs, uses terahertz (THz) waves for authentication. However, like traditional RFIDs, it faced a vulnerability where counterfeiters could…
Researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy to understand how orally ingested drugs exit the digestive tract. The process relies on transporter proteins found in the lining of the digestive tract. Identifying the specific transporters used by various drugs can help avoid potential complications when two drugs using…
The ability to confirm the authenticity of products has become a paramount need in our world today, especially with the rise of counterfeiting. The most common method often used is radio frequency tags or RFIDs, which confirms the authenticity of a product but at a size and cost disadvantage. However, a new research by the…
Oral medications must traverse the lining of the digestive tract through a process facilitated by proteins found in the cells lining the gastrointestinal tract. Researchers at MIT, Duke University, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a new strategy to identify these proteins (transporters) utilized by individual drugs. This knowledge could enhance patient treatment, as…