WITEC is working to develop the first wearable ultrasound imaging system to monitor chronic conditions in real-time, with the goal of enabling earlier detection and timely intervention.

Two models more accurately replicate the physiology of the liver, offering a new way to test treatments for fat buildup.

MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade floor trusses.

Somatostatin-expressing neurons follow a unique trajectory when forming connections in the visual cortex that may help establish the conditions needed for sensory experience to refine circuits.

MIT researchers’ DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use.

The new system could be used at home or in doctors’ offices to scan people who are at high risk for breast cancer.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

MIT physicists observed the first clear evidence that quarks create a wake as they speed through quark-gluon plasma, confirming the plasma behaves like a liquid.

Researchers uncover a hidden mechanism that allows cancer to develop aggressive mutations.

New “biomimetic” model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and even identified curious behavior by some neurons.

New research detects hidden evidence of mistaken correlations — and provides a method to improve accuracy.

MIT researchers tested their theory of spatial computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex.

“MorphoChrome,” developed at MIT, pairs software with a handheld device to make everyday objects iridescent.

New research may explain the striking differences between the two planets’ polar vortex patterns.

Delia Wendel’s new book illuminates a painful and painstaking effort by citizens to bear witness to atrocities.

New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.

With support from the Siegel Family Endowment, the newly renamed MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence investigates how brains produce intelligence and how it can be replicated to solve problems.

Learning more about this structure could help scientists find ways to block Tau from forming tangles in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients.

The protein, known as intelectin-2, also helps to strengthen the mucus barrier lining the digestive tract.

MIT Energy Initiative researchers calculated the economic and environmental impact of future ammonia energy production and trade pathways.

Researchers propose a roadmap for using transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive way to stimulate the brain and see how it functions.

While the growing energy demands of AI are worrying, some techniques can also help make power grids cleaner and more efficient.

With the help of AI, MIT Research Scientist Judah Cohen is reshaping subseasonal forecasting, with the goal of extending the lead time for predicting impactful weather.

MIT engineers designed capsules with biodegradable radio frequency antennas that can reveal when the pill has been swallowed.

Time and again, an unassuming roundworm has illuminated aspects of biology with major consequences for human health.

Research shows direct flights and links to key airports help multinational firms expand globally and decide where to invest.

Nanoparticles coated with molecular sensors could be used to develop at-home tests for many types of cancer.

As these events become more common at midlatitudes, a phenomenon called an atmospheric inversion will determine how long they last.

A new method could enable users to design portable medical devices, like a splint, that can be rapidly converted from flat panels to a 3D object without any tools.

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

Concrete batteries, AI-developed antibiotics, the ozone’s recovery, and a more natural bionic knee were some of the most popular topics on MIT News.

New research suggests liver cells exposed to too much fat revert to an immature state that is more susceptible to cancer-causing mutations.

MIT physicists say these quasiparticles may explain how superconductivity and magnetism can coexist in certain materials.

Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report.

CSAIL researchers find even “untrainable” neural nets can learn effectively when guided by another network’s built-in biases using their guidance method.

Global Change Outlook report for 2025 shows how accelerated action can reduce climate risks and improve sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles.

The AI-powered tool could inform the design of better sensors and cameras for robots or autonomous vehicles.

Stimulating the liver to produce some of the signals of the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations and enhance response to vaccination.

New analysis provides the first national, bottom-up estimate of cement’s natural carbon dioxide uptake across buildings and infrastructure.

Using new molecules that block an immune checkpoint, researchers showed they could stimulate a strong anti-tumor immune response.

An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.

MIT researchers found a way to predict how efficiently materials can transport protons in clean energy devices and other advanced technologies.

The approach could apply to more complex tissues and organs, helping researchers to identify early signs of disease.

The technique can help scientists in economics, public health, and other fields understand whether to trust the results of their experiments.

Therapeutic antibodies packaged into microparticles could be injected with a standard syringe, avoiding the need for lengthy and often uncomfortable infusions.

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.

By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.

The new design could be adapted to assist the elderly, sort warehouse products, or unload heavy cargo.

MIT researchers identified three cognitive skills that we use to infer what someone really means.

MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for thousands of years.