To reduce waste, the Refashion program helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.

Enabled by a new high-resolution mapping technique, the findings overturn a long-held belief that the genome loses its 3D structure when cells divide.

After being trained with this technique, vision-language models can better identify a unique item in a new scene.

McRose, an environmental microbiologist, is recognized for researching the ecological roles of antibiotics in shaping ecosystems, agriculture, and health.

A decade-plus alliance between MIT’s AgeLab and Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center is recognized as a key contributor to advancements in automotive safety and human-machine interaction.

Their system uses electrochemically generated bubbles to detach cells from surfaces, which could accelerate the growth of carbon-absorbing algae and lifesaving cell therapies.

In a new study, MIT researchers evaluated quantum materials’ potential for scalable commercial success — and identified promising candidates.

While the Earth’s upper crust recovers quickly from seismic activity, new research finds the mid-crust recovers much more slowly, if at all.

MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming.

An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.

Acting as a “virtual spectrometer,” SpectroGen generates spectroscopic data in any modality, such as X-ray or infrared, to quickly assess a material’s quality.

The Rare Brain Disorders Nexus aims to accelerate the development of novel therapies for a spectrum of uncommon brain diseases.

Materials from ancient rocks could reveal conditions in the early solar system that shaped the early Earth and other planets.

The promoter editing system could be used to fine-tune gene therapy or to more efficiently reprogram cells for therapeutic use.

Speakers at MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative symposium described how immune system factors during aging contribute to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other conditions. The field is leveraging that knowledge to develop new therapies.

The MIT–MBZUAI Collaborative Research Program will unite faculty and students from both institutions to advance AI and accelerate its use in pressing scientific and societal challenges.

Proposed system would combine two kinds of plants, creating greater efficiency and lowering costs while curbing climate-changing emissions.

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

A new method turns down quantum noise that obscures the “ticking” of atoms, and could enable stable, transportable atomic clocks.

A new study identifies genetic modifications that make these immune cells, known as CAR-NK cells, more effective at destroying cancer cells.

MIT researchers discovered a hidden atomic order that persists in metals even after extreme processing.

Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers developed a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.

Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.

The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use.

MIT CSAIL and McMaster researchers used a generative AI model to reveal how a narrow-spectrum antibiotic attacks disease-causing bacteria, speeding up a process that normally takes years.

MIT researchers developed a model that explains lithium intercalation rates in lithium-ion batteries.

The approach could enable autonomous vehicles, commercial aircraft, or transportation networks that are more reliable in the face of real-world unpredictability.

The novel design allows the membranes to withstand high temperatures when separating hydrogen from gas mixtures.

The findings may offer a new way to help heal tissue damage from radiation or chemotherapy treatment.

By enabling users to easily create social apps that serve communities’ needs, the Graffiti framework aims to promote healthier online interactions.

Sentences that are highly dissimilar from anything we’ve seen before are more likely to be remembered accurately.

PhD student Chloe Gentgen discusses why the ice giant is such a high-priority solar system target, and how the Starship launch vehicle may hasten our explorations there.

The aircraft supports development and testing of diverse technologies for national security.

Mihaela Papa discusses the BRICS Lab, her role at the Center for International Studies, and the center's ongoing ambition to tackle the world's most complex challenges in new and creative ways.

The major public-private partnership is expected to strengthen MIT research and US leadership in astronomy and engineering.

Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.

MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks to the ancestors of modern-day demosponges.

As an object moves across your field of view, the brain seamlessly hands off visual processing from one hemisphere to the other like cell phone towers or relay racers do, a new MIT study shows.

A new study finds over half the drugs approved this century cite government-funded research in their patents.

The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.

New research enables computer designs to incorporate the limitations of 3D printers, to better control materials’ performance in aerospace, medical, and other applications.

By enabling rapid annotation of areas of interest in medical images, the tool can help scientists study new treatments or map disease progression.

MIT researchers now hope to develop synthetic versions of these molecules, which could be used to treat or prevent foodborne illnesses.

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory.

The collaboration has led to new fuels and a variety of other projects to enable clean, safe nuclear energy.

With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.

At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.

If a new proposal by MIT physicists bears out, the recent detection of a record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive Hawking radiation.

MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a technique that holds potential for treating many genetic disorders.