New Research May Solve Longstanding Fusion Reactor Mystery
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step…
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Voltage-Controlled Switchable Material Could Enable New Memory Chips
A new thin-film material whose phase and electrical properties can be switched between metallic and semiconducting could lead to new memory chip designs. Two MIT…
Neuroscientists Identify a Protein That Allows Brain Cells to Dampen Their Sensitivity
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT identify a protein that allows brain cells to dampen their sensitivity. Strengthening and weakening the connections between…
New Material Can Store Solar Energy During the Day and Release it Later as Heat
Engineers from MIT have developed a new material that could harvest sunlight by day and release heat on demand hours or days later. Imagine if…
Two-Stage Process Makes Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient
Using a two-stage process that captures heat loss and reflects it back to the filament to be re-absorbed and re-emitted as visible light, engineers from…
New Device Harnesses the Energy of Small Bending Motions
Using a new method based on electrochemical principles, engineers at MIT have developed a new device that could provide electrical power source from walking and…
New Technique for Developing Nanodevices at One-Hundredth the Current Cost
Researchers from MIT have developed new techniques for building microelectromechanical systems at one-hundredth of the current cost. Microelectromechanical systems — or MEMS — were a…
New Research Reveals How Cancer Cells Escape Blood Vessels
A newly published study from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital reveals how cancer cells latch onto blood vessels and invade tissues to form new tumors…
Scientists Develop “Kill Switches” for Engineered Bacteria
To prevent genetically modified bacteria from escaping into the wider environment, MIT researchers have developed safeguards in the form of two so-called “kill switches,” which…
Scientists Develop a New Way to Deliver MicroRNAs for Cancer Treatment
By twisting RNA strands into a triple helix and embedding them in a biocompatible gel, researchers from MIT have developed a new way to shrink…
Scientists Overcome Key CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Hurdle
Using structural knowledge of Cas9, scientists have overcome a key CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing hurdle and developed a highly specific genome-editing tool. Researchers at the Broad…
Earth’s Geomagnetic Field Intensity is Double the Historical Average
New research from MIT shows that the Earth’s geomagnetic field intensity is double the long-term historical average, indicating that the current field intensity has a…
MIT Chemists Create New Adaptable Metallic-Cage Gels
By combining the flexibility of polymer gels with the rigid structure provided by metal-based clusters, chemists from MIT have created a new material that could…
Neuroscientists Identify New Mechanism That Contributes to Strengthening Synapses
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified a new mechanism that allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons. When the brain forms memories or learns a…
MIT Engineers Develop a Shockwave-Based Process for Desalination of Water
Chemical engineers from MIT have developed an efficient shockwave-based process to treat salty, brackish or contaminated water to make it usable. As the availability of…
Newfound Venus-Like Planet GJ 1132b May Have an Atmosphere
Using the MEarth-South array, a team of astronomers has discovered a Venus-like planet (GJ 1132b) that is cool enough to potentially host an atmosphere. The…
New Synthetic Hydrogel is Tougher Than Natural Adhesives
Engineers from MIT have developed a method to make synthetic, sticky hydrogel that is more than 90 percent water. The hydrogel, which is a transparent,…
Quantum Process Significantly Boosts the Energy That Can Be Harnessed from Sunlight
A newly published study details how a quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface. Researchers believe this finding…
