A team of scientists from MIT has found a new kind of long-range interaction between particles, in a liquid medium, that is based entirely on…
A new study from MIT reveals how two populations of neurons in the brain contribute to the process of assigning emotional associations to specific events.…
Using acoustic data collected just north of Georges Bank in the fall of 2006, researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, The Institute of Marine Research in…
New genetic analyses led by MIT researchers confirm that sea sponges are the source of a curious molecule found in rocks that are 640 million…
After a decades-long quest, The MIT-Caltech collaboration LIGO Laboratories has detected gravitational waves, opening a new era in our exploration of the universe. https://youtu.be/B4XzLDM3Py8
MIT scientists have come up with a theory to predict exactly how much light is transmitted through a material, given its thickness and degree of…
For the first time, researchers show two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a…
By combining sophisticated RNA sequencing technology with a new device that isolates single cells and their progeny, MIT researchers can now trace detailed family histories…
Engineers at MIT have designed an atomic force microscope that scans images 2,000 times faster than existing commercial models. With this new high-speed instrument, the…
Previously, MIT engineers developed a hydrogel made of over 90% water. Now, they've developed a way to incorporate electronics into the hydrogel which could bridge…
Using technology invented at MIT, doctors may one day be able to monitor patients’ vital signs by having them swallow an ingestible electronic device that…
Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet that is located 39 light-years from Earth, making it the closest Earth-sized exoplanet yet discovered. https://youtu.be/2nbNnU2bcII
MIT engineers have developed a method to make synthetic, sticky hydrogel that is more than 90 percent water. The hydrogel, which is a transparent, rubber-like…
Buried just beneath the Earth's surface, beneath roots and soil, is the solid bedrock of Earth's crust. Weathering of bedrock is essential to life on…
Using ultrasound waves, researchers have found a way to enable rapid delivery of drugs to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This approach could make it easier…
For the first time, researchers have achieved defect healing and marked strengthening through cyclic deformation in nanoscale structures. The novel method is called "cyclic healing".…
A special panel discussion of Hollywood's blockbuster film Interstellar featuring researchers from MIT and Harvard. Event hosted on November 14th, 2014 by MIT Sloan's Astronautics…
For nearly two years now, members of the remote Mexican village of La Mancalona, have operated and maintained a solar-powered water purification system engineered by…
MIT researchers have now identified a brain circuit that processes the "when" and "where" components of memory. https://youtu.be/LnM7gt-Gs4Q
Researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering have designed an interface that takes advantage of a human's split-second reflexes allowing a humanoid to maintain its…