New Self-Assembly Technique Could Lead to Smaller Microchip Patterns
Using a self-assembly technique in which materials known as block copolymers are covered by a second polymer, scientists have found a long-awaited, simple method for…
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Tethered Nanoparticles Improve the Performance of Immune-Based Drugs
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the…
MIT Neuroscientists Identify Brain Circuit That Drives Pleasure-Inducing Behavior
MIT neuroscientists identify the brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior in a brain region thought to be linked with fear. Scientists have long believed that…
Engineers Design Microfluidic Device That Generates Passive Hydraulic Power
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device that mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants, generating passive hydraulic power that may be used to make…
Astronomers Discover a Black Hole “Choking” on Stellar Debris
A team of astronomers has discovered a supermassive black hole that is “choking” on a sudden influx of stellar debris. The black hole is located…
Scientists Discover a New Way to Tune Electronic Energy Levels
A team of researchers has discovered new way of using laser light to tune electronic energy levels in two-dimensional films of crystal. Faster, more efficient…
Engineers Reduce the Effects of Fatigue by Including a Laminated Nanostructure into Steel
By incorporating a laminated nanostructure into steel, a team of engineers has developed a way to give steel bone-like resistance to fracturing under repeated stress….
Newly Discovered Phenomenon Shows Electrons Can Move Much Faster Than Expected
A new study shows that electrons passing through a narrow constriction in a piece of metal can move much faster than expected, and that they…
OLYMPUS Experiment Shows Two Photons Are Exchanged During Electron-Proton Interactions
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons, revealing that two photons, not one, are exchanged in electron-proton interactions. A mystery concerning the structure of…
MIT Study Suggests Complex Life on Earth Began 2.33 Billion Years Ago
In a newly published study scientists from MIT reveal evidence that eukaryotes — the domain of life comprising animals, plants, and protists — were present…
New Sensor Allows Researchers to Track Dopamine in the Brain
A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new technique to measure dopamine in the brain much more precisely than previously possible, which should…
Newly Developed Drug Treatment Could Potentially Treat Hearing Loss
A team of scientists has discovered a combination of drugs that expands the population of progenitor cells in the ear and induces them to become…
MIT Engineers Demonstrate Second-Order Nonlinearity in Silicon
New research from MIT reveals a practical way to introduce second-order nonlinearities into silicon photonics, showing that silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end…
New Power Converter for Internet of Things Reduces Resting Power Consumption by 50 Percent
Engineers from MIT’s Microsystems Technologies Laboratories have designed a new power converter that maintains its efficiency at currents ranging from 100 picoamps to 1 milliamp,…
Chemical Engineers Boost Bacteria’s Production of Useful Chemicals
A team of chemical engineers from MIT has designed a new technique that allows them to dramatically boost bacteria’s production of useful chemicals by shutting…
ALMA Observes a Black Hole Producing Star-Making Fuel
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers reports observing jets of hot gas blasting out from the black hole in the center of…
Astronomers Estimate That The Solar Nebula Lasted 3 To 4 Million Years
By studying the remanent magnetizations in ancient meteorites, astronomers have determined that the solar nebula — the vast of disc of gas and dust that…
New Nanoparticle Test Could Speed Up Drug Development
A team of researchers has devised a way to rapidly test different nanoparticles to see where they go in the body, helping identify particles for…