The study could help scientists understand how superconductivity and other more complex phenomena emerge in quantum materials.

MIT researchers can now precisely measure how heat moves through multilayered materials like computer chips.

Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments.

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

The “ShiftLens” design and fabrication system creates objects that change their surface appearance based on user interactions, without any electronics.

By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.

Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.

A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies.

New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production.

New U-STORM imaging technology lets scientists view molecular structures in subatomic detail — about 1,000 times clearer than traditional dyes — while making the microscope process much simpler.

Melt it, spin it, use it again. This new recyclable yarn is as strong and stretchy as spandex-based yarns.

Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence.

An MIT-led team used bright radio bursts to illuminate a vast source of matter that was previously unaccounted for.

As sea levels rise and saltwater seeps into freshwater, stressed aquatic populations may retain overall growth even as diversity declines, MIT scientists find.

MIT researchers find that where new energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges.

Researchers developed an automated framework that helps AI models generate CAD programs more accurately and efficiently.

Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn describes a new interface that lets everyday users glimpse inside an AI's neural network before their chatbot ever says a word.

MIT researchers developed a framework that folds a printer’s real-world limits into the optimization, while revealing that better hardware could sharply reduce material use.

A new study adds evidence that electric fields in the brain help to organize and shape underlying neural activity via “ephaptic coupling.”

MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet fuels the growth of intestinal tumors.

Through research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources.

Computational Linguistics, International Security, and The Review of Economics and Statistics lead their disciplines with 2026 Clarivate impact factors.

Scientists find that learning to identify a new object subtly reshapes visual processing in the brain.

Gently stretching and pulling a “blood vessel on a chip” encourages controlled sprouting of new vessels, for possible use in artificial tissues or organs.

Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.

The tunable device controls mid-infrared light for more precise thermal imaging, chemical sensing, or pollution monitoring.

Researchers found a simple solution for extending the lifespans of LEDs made from glowing microscopic particles called quantum dots.

MIT engineers’ design could lead to a new class of aerial-aquatic vehicles for ocean exploration.

The “TOSSIT” device, developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, can warn service members and first responders of dangerous vapors and aerosols.

MIT researchers developed FloatForm, a swarm of small aquatic robots that snap together like ants forming a raft, assembling into reconfigurable structures on the water.

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in space, but there’s currently no way to verify that satellites aren’t carrying them.

The new aerated material could enable longer-lasting bandages, implants, and wearable sensors.

A simple brain circuit measures objects’ distance from the body using touch signals from a rodent’s whiskers, MIT scientists find.

Physicists have found signs of colliding black holes that are themselves products of previous black hole smash-ups.

New research could help prevent the formation of tiny seeds of lithium metal within the electrolyte, enabling batteries that charge faster and last longer.

In certain species of bacteria, the answer lies in shielding RNA transcripts from a quality-control factor called Rho. Understanding the requirements for expressible sequences is critical for expression engineering of therapeutic agents.

The SHASS Faculty Fellows Program, administered by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative, is fostering new research projects and creating space for supportive and interdisciplinary discussion.

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

An extensive study of U.S. cities identifies walkable neighborhoods, urban greenery, and access to amenities as key contributors to residents’ health.

The new technology, which generates high-resolution, 3D images of breast tissue, requires no expertise to operate and could be used at home.

A new study reveals that parts of the brain located far from the canonical language-processing centers are also involved in language comprehension.

Using modern tools, they also determined that carbon tetrachloride, used as a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent as early as the 1930s, was at the root of early ozone loss.

What’s more, the superconducting states get stronger under conditions expected to kill them.

A new study suggests flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs.

“Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.

A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.

In Ghana, semi-communal “compound houses” affect how much people vote and participate in political activity, new research shows.

A new model links Earth’s mass extinctions to mismatches between rates of environmental change and biological adaptation.

MIT researchers developed an approach for generating more buildable structures, bridging the gap between optimized design and real-world construction.

Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.