MIT’s Yogesh Surendranath wants to decarbonize our energy systems: By developing novel electrochemical reactions, he…
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The reusable mask would include a heated copper mesh that’s powered by a battery and…
Book co-authored by MIT Associate Professor Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a…
System developed at MIT CSAIL aims to help linguists decipher languages that have been lost…
MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S.…
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable. Researchers at MIT…
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a…
Modifications to chromosomes in “engram” neurons control the encoding and retrieval of memories. When the…
The pilot project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can provide early signals about…
Study suggests parts of the Sierra Nevadas formed in a “geologic instant,” more than twice…
New technique provides a means of interconnection between processors, opening the way to a complete…
With computer models and lab experiments, researchers are working on a strategy for vaccines that…
During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace…
Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez ’87 has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, announced today…
In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging…
Study suggests sea ice blocks the flow of carbon both into and out of the…
Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.…
The rocky world, with its baking-hot surface, is likely not habitable. In a delightful alignment…