Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than previously thought. New results point…
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Regardless of size, all black holes experience similar accretion cycles, a new study finds. On…
Crystallizing salts can grow “legs,” then tip over and fall away, potentially helping to prevent…
A Streamlined Approach to Determining Thermal Properties of Crystalline Solids and Alloys MIT research team…
Robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset…
MIT researchers have determined the virus’ protein-coding gene set and analyzed new mutations’ likelihood of…
The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic…
System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they’re hidden from view. In…
Climate projections could be off by five years, researchers find. The ocean’s “biological pump” describes…
Study suggests this process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer. For all…
MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that…
Study explores the mechanical properties of these materials as they evolve from elastic gels to…
Design of miniature optical systems could lead to future cell phones that can detect viruses…
“Programmable matter” technique could enable product designers to churn out prototypes with ease. When was…
How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations. “There is no…
MIT researchers develop compact on-chip device for detecting electric-field waveforms with attosecond time resolution. Understanding…
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.…
A collaboration between MIT and CNRS has yielded a cement that conducts electricity and generates…