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Hairy tongues help bats drink up
New model predicts how hairs on a bat’s tongue draw up nectar.
February 7, 2018 -
Cities of the future may be built with locally available volcanic ash
Study finds adding volcanic ash reduces the overall energy required to manufacture concrete.
February 6, 2018 -
Microfluidics from LEGO bricks
MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks.
January 30, 2018 -
Engineers design artificial synapse for “brain-on-a-chip” hardware
Design is major stepping stone toward portable artificial-intelligence devices.
January 22, 2018 -
Turning heat into electricity
Study finds topological materials could boost the efficiency of thermoelectric devices.
January 16, 2018 -
Citizen scientists discover five tightly packed exoplanets
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
January 11, 2018 -
Scientists observe supermassive black hole in infant universe
Findings present a puzzle as to how such a huge object could have grown so quickly.
December 6, 2017 -
Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”
New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.
December 5, 2017 -
Scientists demonstrate one of largest quantum simulators yet, with 51 atoms
New technique manipulates atoms into antiferromagnetic state.
November 29, 2017 -
New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts
New design may open new opportunities for 3-D-printing technology.
November 29, 2017 -
A faster way to make Bose-Einstein condensates
Method of laser cooling may speed up investigations into magnetism and superconductivity.
November 23, 2017 -
Physicists design $100 handheld muon detector
Pocket-sized device detects charged particles in surrounding air.
November 20, 2017 -
A new window into electron behavior
Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material’s surface.
November 16, 2017 -
How to float your coffee creamer
Study explains how droplets can “levitate” on liquid surfaces.
November 14, 2017 -
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
November 13, 2017 -
No more blackouts?
New framework guarantees stability of microgrids that supply local power in developing countries.
November 8, 2017 -
Jesse Thaler: Seeking the fundamental nature of matter
Theorist explores particle physics at the boundary of “messy and elegant.”
November 7, 2017 -
Ocean sound waves may reveal location of incoming objects
New acoustic analysis could pinpoint impacts by meteorites or possibly plane debris.
October 26, 2017 -
Scientists detect comets outside our solar system
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
October 25, 2017 -
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Adding bits of irradiated plastic water bottles could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions.
October 25, 2017 -
Noelle Selin: Tracing toxins around the world
Atmospheric chemist takes on pollutants and the global treaties written to control them.
October 22, 2017 -
LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
Discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light.
October 16, 2017 -
Engineers identify key to albatross’ marathon flight
Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort.
October 10, 2017 -
MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics
LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
October 3, 2017 -
A concrete solution
Insight into cement’s microscopic properties may lead to stronger, more sustainable concrete.
September 29, 2017