“Skyrmions” Could Provide a Way to Bypass the Limits to Moore’s Law
Researchers from MIT show that a newly discovered kind of magnetic behavior holds great promise as a way of storing data — one that could…
Researchers from MIT show that a newly discovered kind of magnetic behavior holds great promise as a way of storing data — one that could…
A team of scientists reveals how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light. Researchers from Finland…
A newly published study details how defects in metal oxides may be key to their performance for a variety of high-tech applications. Sometimes things that…
A team of engineers has developed a new approach to ultrafast light pulses that could be used for rapid light-based communications systems. Two-dimensional materials called…
By observing the unusual movement of electrons in graphene, scientists have uncovered a new understanding of the physics of conductive materials. Graphene is many times…
New research from MIT reveals that about 251.9 million years ago, in a region that today is known as the Siberian Traps, a huge pulse…
New research investigates the combination of elliptical deformation of streamlines and vorticity that can lead to the destabilization of any rotating flow via the elliptical…
A team of researchers has developed a quantum sensor that makes it possible to use nuclear magnetic resonance scanning to investigate the structure of individual…
A Nearby white dwarf star helps confirm Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and the history and evolution of galaxies such as our own. Albert Einstein…
Engineers from the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale University have developed a solar cell that widens the choice of colors without decreasing…
Researchers have successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome-wide nuclear data…
In a newly published study, researchers from Harvard University, Sandia National Laboratories, and MIT reveal a new technique for creating targeted defects in diamond materials….
By tampering with the surface properties of drug-loaded nanoparticles, researchers from Yale University can potentially direct these particles to specific cells in the brain. By…
Engineers from MIT have developed a nanofluidic device that enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells. Drugs manufactured by living cells, also…
The mystery of the world’s largest dinosaur eggs has been solved, paleontologists have identified the Baby Louie specimen as the embryo of a new species…
MIT engineers have developed a new system that uses light to control the way water moves over a surface. This advance may open the door…
A group of scientists from MIT have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples at a fraction of the cost of…
By using an adhesive-like layer of nickel to peel graphene from silicon carbide, engineers at MIT have developed a technique to produce highly conductive wrinkle-free…