NASA’s Psyche Mission: Embarking on an Epic Quest to an Ancient Asteroid
The NASA mission, a project with deep roots at MIT, is setting course for a metallic space rock that could be the remnant of a…
The NASA mission, a project with deep roots at MIT, is setting course for a metallic space rock that could be the remnant of a…
For his work on techniques to generate quantum dots of uniform size and color, Bawendi is honored along with Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov. Moungi…
MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability. If you could sink through the Earth’s crust, you might hear, with…
Inspired by physics, a new generative model PFGM++ outperforms diffusion models in image generation. Generative AI, which is currently riding a crest of popular discourse,…
This technology for storing and transmitting quantum information over lossy links could provide the foundation for scalable quantum networking. The popular children’s game of telephone…
Study shows users can be primed to believe certain things about an AI chatbot’s motives, which influences their interactions with the chatbot. Someone’s prior beliefs…
With a new, user-friendly interface, researchers can quickly design many cellular metamaterial structures that have unique mechanical properties. Engineers are constantly searching for materials with…
The device contains encapsulated cells that produce insulin, plus a tiny oxygen-producing factory that keeps the cells healthy. One promising approach to treating Type 1…
By analyzing epigenomic and gene expression changes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease, researchers identify cellular pathways that could become new drug targets. Alzheimer’s disease affects…
A More Effective Experimental Design for Engineering a Cell Into a New State MIT and Harvard researchers have developed a novel computational technique that can…
The small molecule, now in clinical trials, increases activity of immune cells and sensitivity of tumors to immune attack. Cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors…
Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of…
MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids the salt-clogging issues of other designs. Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to…
The advance brings quantum error correction a step closer to reality. In the future, quantum computers may be able to solve problems that are far…
Richard Binzel describes how asteroid dirt and dust delivered by OSIRIS-Rex, with help from MIT, may reveal clues to the solar system’s origins. On the…
Since determining what we observe as new or familiar is essential for prioritizing our attention, neuroscientists have dedicated years to understanding why our brains excel…
The rich soil holds thousands of tons of carbon, sequestered over centuries by indigenous practices, a new study suggests. The Amazon river basin is known…
The findings could help doctors identify cancer patients who would benefit the most from drugs called checkpoint blockade inhibitors. Cancer drugs known as checkpoint blockade…