MIT biologists have designed a new peptide that can disrupt a key protein that many…
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a world-leading research university known for pioneering innovation in science, engineering, technology, and the humanities. Founded in 1861, MIT has been at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries—from developing radar and computer science foundations to advancing artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science, and biotechnology. Its interdisciplinary approach fosters collaboration across physics, neuroscience, climate science, and space exploration, driving solutions to global challenges such as sustainability, healthcare, and energy. With its culture of creativity and rigorous inquiry, MIT continues to shape the future of research, education, and technological advancement worldwide.
Topological effects, such as those found in crystals whose surfaces conduct electricity while their bulk…
Vision impairment is a major global issue. More than 2 billion people worldwide don’t have…
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver…
To most, an operating room and a manufacturing plant are as different as any two…
Liquid-liquid separation and chemical extraction are key processes in drug manufacturing and many other industries,…
Researchers at MIT have developed a process that can produce ultrafine fibers — whose diameter…
When you enter a room, your brain is bombarded with sensory information. If the room…
A team of researchers has discovered a drug combination that can regenerate hair cells in…
For the past 10 years, the Camera Culture group at MIT’s Media Lab has been…
Last month, three MIT materials scientists and their colleagues published a paper describing a new…
Companies often employ number-crunching data scientists to gather insights such as which customers want certain…
The worldwide quest by researchers to find better, more efficient materials for tomorrow’s solar panels…
Josh Tenenbaum, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, directs research on the…
The thermodynamic properties of compounds such as aluminum oxide, which are known as refractory materials…
Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read…
Neural networks, which learn to perform computational tasks by analyzing huge sets of training data,…
MIT scientists have determined the structure of an enzyme that is found in ocean microbes…