Information-sharing

​An intriguing new study suggests that the recent acceleration in fringe extremism and misinformation is due to the mass proliferation of information we all have at our fingertips playing up on our limits for effectively processing information.​

A digital "magic wand" prototype has been created that allows users to securely connect devices to a Wi-Fi network simply by pointing the device at them.

MIT's Materials Project website is a database of chemical compounds, that scientists can use to drastically accelerate the pace of their materials research.

The IT Future of Medicine project is developing computer models of human patients, that would incorporate each person's genetic data.