CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How an MIT professor introduced hundreds of thousands of students to neuroscience * From the very beginning, MIT Professor Mark Bear 's philosophy for the textbook " Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain " was to provide an accessible and exciting introduction to the field while still giving undergraduates a rigorous scientific foundation. In the 30 years since its first print printing  more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 12 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC Report: Indonesia's Security Software Market Grows 16.1% Year-on-Year in the Second Semester of 2024 * JAKARTA, 11 July 2025 - The Security software market in Indonesia grew by 16.1% year-over-year (YoY) in 2H24, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. Growth was driven by continue  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New AI system uncovers hidden cell subtypes, boosts precision medicine * In order to produce effective targeted therapies for cancer, scientists need to isolate the genetic and phenotypic characteristics of cancer cells, both within and across different tumors, because those differences impact how tumors respond to treatment. Part of this work requires a deep understanding of the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Simulation-based pipeline tailors training data for dexterous robots * When ChatGPT or Gemini give what seems to be an expert response to your burning questions, you may not realize how much information it relies on to give that reply. Like other popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, these chatbots rely on backbone systems called foundation models that train on bi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows a link between obesity and what's on local restaurant menus * For many years, health experts have been concerned about "food deserts," places where residents lack good nutritional options. Now, an MIT-led study of three major global cities uses a new, granular method to examine the issue, and concludes that having fewer and less nutritional eating options nearby correla  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 11 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB's Creative ATCs Offer Value to Design-Build Clients * When VHB's engineers undertake a design-build (DB) project, they bring our signature passion for finding the right solutions. This starts with developing Alternative Technical Concepts (ATC). On several re  more