Immune cell variations contribute to malaria severity
Natural killer cells’ failure to respond to infection may explain why the disease is more grave in some patients.
To improve anesthesia, focus on neuroscience and nociception, experts urge
A principled approach can lead to less need for drugs, especially opioids, Emery Brown and colleagues say.
Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structure
Metal cluster in enzyme that breaks down carbon dioxide can switch between two different shapes.
Ideas abound at Quest for Intelligence workshop
Community event generates ideas for sparking innovative and ambitious plans to advance research in human and machine intelligence.
From security to systems: J-WAFS name change reflects its breadth and impact
Emphasizing the scope and interdisciplinary mission on which it was founded, J-WAFS has a new name: the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.
Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions
Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux.
Math Prize for Girls competition helps to close the gender gap in mathematics
MIT hosts the 10th annual contest encouraging STEM careers for female middle and high school students.
John M. Deutch endows new MIT Institute Professorship
Gift honors emeritus Institute Professor’s respect for MIT and its community.
Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing
Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers.
How Earth sheds heat into space
New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming.
Professor Emeritus Bernard Burke, astrophysics pioneer, dies at 90
Former Astrophysics Division chair discovered radio noise from Jupiter and the first Einstein Ring, and developed tools to map the universe.
A big new home for the ultrasmall
MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.
3Q: Antonio Torralba on what's next for the Quest for Intelligence
Inaugural director of The Quest discusses what's been accomplished since last spring's launch and what is on the horizon.
Plug-and-play technology automates chemical synthesis
System makes it easier to produce new molecules for myriad applications.