The Hype Machine: Why Social Media Has Changed the World — And How to Fix It
MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord. Are you on…
MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord. Are you on…
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images. To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses — ultra-wide-angle lenses…
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. Some of the oldest remains of…
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard COVID-19 diagnostic. Since the start of…
Wireless device captures sleep data without using cameras or body sensors; could aid patients with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, or bedsores. MIT researchers have developed a…
Update (January 28, 2021): New research indicates it was ordinary sulfur dioxide that was detected, rather than phosphine. Astronomers May Have Found a Signature of…
MIT course on the COVID-19 pandemic, available to the public online, brings together top experts to educate students on up-to-date science. As the COVID-19 pandemic…
Alison Wendlandt explores how the layout of atoms in molecules, such as sugars and drugs, can affect their nature and our bodies. Much of the…
Study finds specific frequency bands of brain waves associated with encoding, or inhibiting encoding, of sensory information across the cortex. To produce your thoughts and…
National Science Foundation awards proposal for space weather modeling. On a moonless night on August 28, 1859, the sky began to bleed. The phenomenon behind…
Color-changing array of silk microneedles could help stem outbreaks and avoid food waste. MIT engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array…
Modern technology affects different workers in different ways. In some white-collar jobs — designer, engineer — people become more productive with sophisticated software at their…
Researchers suggest a novel process to explain the collision of a large black hole and a much smaller one. A lopsided merger of two black…
A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight suns. For all its vast emptiness, the universe is humming…
The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. During…
IAIFI will advance physics knowledge — from the smallest building blocks of nature to the largest structures in the universe — and galvanize AI research…
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find. The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum…
MIT engineers devise a temporary film that could deliver drugs or aid in digestion and may help treat diabetes, infections, and other conditions. By making…