Tiny sand grains trigger massive glacial surges
New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.
New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.
Exotic states called Kohn anomalies could offer clues to why some materials have the electronic properties they do.
Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”
Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Children Helping Science, co-led by Professor Laura Schulz, brings research to families, and families to research.
Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to improve recycling.
Knocking out the immune cytokine IL-6 exacerbates symptoms in HD model mice, affects neural connection genes.
Though the MIT community was spread around the world due to Covid-19, graduates and their families celebrated magic moments through social posts.
Discovery made through the Disk Detective project could help the search for new planets.
Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find.
An MIT-developed technique could aid in tracking the ocean’s health and productivity.
Popular diversity and enrichment outreach program marks 10th anniversary with award as it adapts to Covid-19.
An unconventional geneticist uses cryogenic electron microscopy and crystallography to understand gene expression and cell fate.
Automated tabletop machine could accelerate the development of novel drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.
Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth’s climate to financial markets.