With insect-like speed and agility, the tiny robot could someday aid in search-and-rescue missions.

Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

Whether they walk on two, four, or six legs, animals maintain stability by monitoring their body position and correcting errors with every step.

MIT engineers show they can accurately measure blood glucose by shining near-infrared light on the skin.

Preliminary studies find derivatives of the compound, known as verticillin A, can kill some types of glioma cells.

Wedge-shaped vortex generators reduce drag in ship hulls, which could advance decarbonization for the shipping industry.

MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits.

The Institute will commit up to $1 million in new funding to increase supply of UROPs.

The new design from MIT engineers could pump up many biohybrid builds.

Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.

BoltzGen generates protein binders for any biological target from scratch, expanding AI’s reach from understanding biology toward engineering it.

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

X-ray observations reveal surprising features of the dying star’s most energetic environment.

MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.

The virtual VideoCAD tool could boost designers’ productivity and help train engineers learning computer-aided design.

Through the MIT Consciousness Club, professors Matthias Michel and Earl Miller are exploring how neurological activity gives rise to human experience.

Five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova aims to accelerate the energy transition and scale new innovations.

The team adapted the medical technique to study slag waste that was a byproduct of ancient copper smelting.

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

MIT researchers developed a way to identify the smallest dataset that guarantees optimal solutions to complex problems.

Five volunteers received 40Hz stimulation for around two years after an early-stage clinical study. Those with late-onset Alzheimer’s performed better on assessments than Alzheimer’s patients outside the trial.

Solar maximum occurred within the past year — good news for aurora watchers, as the most active period for displays at New England latitudes occurs in the three years following solar maximum.

Because it’s nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating developed by MIT engineers could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more.

The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress.

Using these nanoparticles to deliver a flu vaccine, researchers observed an effective immune response at a much lower dose.

MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.

The findings could open a route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors.

Ruth Perry’s new book profiles Anna Gordon, a Scotswoman who preserved and transmitted precious popular ballads, and with them national traditions.

Cultured from induced pluripotent stem cells, “miBrains” integrate all major brain cell types and model brain structures, cellular interactions, activity, and pathological features.

Using these antigens, researchers plan to develop vaccine candidates that they hope would stimulate a strong immune response against the world’s deadliest pathogen.

A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.

A new study by MIT researchers analyzes different nuclear waste management strategies, with a focus on the radionuclide iodine-129.

MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation.

The KATMAP model, developed by researchers in the Department of Biology, can predict alternative cell splicing, which allows cells to create endless diversity from the same sets of genetic blueprints.

MIT engineers developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can promote tissue healing and blood vessel regrowth following a heart attack.

The new approach maps aircraft sections most vulnerable to lightning, including on planes with experimental designs.

MIT researchers show they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors.

The FSNet system, developed at MIT, could help power grid operators rapidly find feasible solutions for optimizing the flow of electricity.

World Bank data show how the organization of programs influences political conflict — indicating a path to better aid delivery.

Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side effects.

Marco Graffiedi, a doctoral student in nuclear science and engineering, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores, and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles.

The findings point to state policies involving the presence of “pill mills” as influences on addiction over time.

The technology would allow battery-free, minimally invasive, scalable bioelectronic implants such as pacemakers, neuromodulators, and body process monitors.

While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them.

New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep.

The discovery will help researchers understand how chemicals form and change before stars and planets are born.

An alternative to massive particle colliders, the approach could reveal insights into the universe’s starting ingredients.

The DIGIT imaging tool could enable the design of quantum devices and shed light on atomic-scale processes in cells and tissues.

Researchers find that design elements of data visualizations influence viewers’ assumptions about the source of the information and its trustworthiness.

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.