How growth of the scientific enterprise influenced a century of quantum physics
In a new book, Professor David Kaiser describes dramatic shifts in the history of an evolving discipline.
In a new book, Professor David Kaiser describes dramatic shifts in the history of an evolving discipline.
Textbook formulas for describing heat flow characteristics, crucial in many industries, are oversimplified, study shows.
Coal could someday be used to make a variety of useful devices, researchers suggest.
CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.
Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.
Studies of drug absorption in the small intestine could help researchers identify medicines that can be taken orally.
Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.
Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.
Danagoulian and his research team developed a system that could greatly improve the process for verifying compliance of nuclear warheads.
MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
When they encounter nutrient oases in the marine desert, marine bacteria release a gas involved in climate regulation.
MIT’s vice president for research identifies three areas that show particular promise for climate action.
Manufacturability is key to producing a widely available, affordable vaccine.
Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection.