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The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has…
IAIFI will advance physics knowledge — from the smallest building blocks of nature to the…
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find. The practicality…
MIT engineers devise a temporary film that could deliver drugs or aid in digestion and…
Despite the planet’s seeming standstill, graduate students continue to use LIGO to identify astrophysical events.…
Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations. MIT researchers…
Rising MIT sophomore finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field. When Lauryn…
Everactive presents the factory of the future, batteries not included. Many analysts have predicted an…
“Our mission here is to save humanity from extinction due to climate change,” says MIT…
Once displaced by war, MIT’s Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face…
Designed and assembled by experts from across the Institute, the facility should enable testing of…
On the ground, windy conditions strengthen these electrical flashes, but new experiments tell a different…
Analysis shows requiring masks for public-facing U.S. business employees on April 1 would have saved…
Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor’s…
By making their own lava and cooled glass, scientists find these materials likely aren’t responsible…
Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to study exploring magnetization preserved for billions of years in meteorite…
Can a Quantum Strategy Help Bring Down the House? In some versions of the game…