Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old “proto Earth”
Materials from ancient rocks could reveal conditions in the early solar system that shaped the early Earth and other planets.
Gene-Wei Li named associate head of the Department of Biology
The associate professor aims to help the department continue to be a worldwide leader in education, biological sciences, and fundamental research.
Immune-informed brain aging research offers new treatment possibilities, speakers say
Speakers at MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative symposium described how immune system factors during aging contribute to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other conditions. The field is leveraging that knowledge to develop new therapies.
Riccardo Comin, two MIT alumni named 2025 Moore Experimental Physics Investigators
MIT physicist seeks to use award to study magnetoelectric multiferroics that could lead to energy-efficient storage devices.
MIT physicists improve the precision of atomic clocks
A new method turns down quantum noise that obscures the “ticking” of atoms, and could enable stable, transportable atomic clocks.
Engineered “natural killer” cells could help fight cancer
A new study identifies genetic modifications that make these immune cells, known as CAR-NK cells, more effective at destroying cancer cells.
Laurent Demanet appointed co-director of MIT Center for Computational Science and Engineering
Applied mathematics professor will join fellow co-director Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou in leading the cross-cutting center.
Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention
Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds.
Matthew Shoulders named head of the Department of Chemistry
A leading researcher in protein folding biochemistry and next-generation protein engineering techniques will advance chemistry research and education.
Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging
The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use.
MIT-affiliated physicists win McMillan Award for discovery of exotic electronic state
Jiaqi Cai and Zhengguang Lu independently discovered that electrons can become fractions of themselves.
A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries
MIT researchers developed a model that explains lithium intercalation rates in lithium-ion batteries.
A cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining, study suggests
The findings may offer a new way to help heal tissue damage from radiation or chemotherapy treatment.
MIT cognitive scientists reveal why some sentences stand out from others
Sentences that are highly dissimilar from anything we’ve seen before are more likely to be remembered accurately.
Study finds key role for non-neural brain cells in processing vision
MIT researchers employed a novel application of tools and analysis to show that astrocytes ensure neural information processing by maintaining ambient levels of the neurotransmitter chemical GABA.