Sun-free photovoltaics
Materials engineered to give off precisely tuned wavelengths of light when heated are key to new high-efficiency generating system.
To an asteroid, and back
MIT students to build imaging instrument to fly aboard mission to an asteroid.
3Q: The next Mars rover’s destination
Mission is big step toward human exploration of Mars, according to MIT’s Maria Zuber.
Research update: Improving batteries’ energy storage
New method allows a dramatic boost in capacity for a given weight.
Tumor cells go against the flow
Microfluidic model helps explain how fluid’s flow in bodily tissue influences tumor cell migration.
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
Daniel Schmidt, neurobiology postdoc, wins cancer fellowship
Brain-tumor researcher named among 18 fellows
Scientists unveil tools for rewriting the code of life
New technology from MIT and Harvard can edit DNA at the genome scale, giving cells novel functions.
After almost 20 years, math problem falls
MIT researchers’ answer to a major question in the field of optimization brings disappointing news — but there’s a silver lining.
MIT part of $18.5 million effort to create mind-machine interface
New multi-institution center will work on robotic interaction with nervous system
New material could offer hope to those with no voice
MIT and Harvard researchers are developing a synthetic material to revitalize damaged vocal cords.
How to grow wires and tiny plates
Liquid processing method developed at MIT can control the shapes of nanowires and produce complete electronic devices.
Research update: New way to store sun’s heat
Modified carbon nanotubes can store solar energy indefinitely, then be recharged by exposure to the sun.