Expanding our view of vision
New brain-scanning technique allows scientists to see when and where the brain processes visual information.
In the brain, timing is everything
Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other.
Researchers use ocean waves to predict seismic shaking in Southern California
Results show a rupture of the San Andreas Fault could generate three times more shaking in Los Angeles than surrounding regions.
Robert Alberty, professor emeritus of chemistry and former dean of science, dies at 92
Chemist’s seminal contributions to the thermodynamics and kinetics of biochemical reactions still shape the field, colleagues say.
Steady hands of healing
Senior Dylan Soukup has fought cancer on two fronts — and led MIT EMS through deep loss.
Seeing things: A new transparent display system could provide heads-up data
New kind of see-through screen could be applied as a thin plastic coating on ordinary glass.
Erasing traumatic memories
New study identifies drug that could improve treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.
In the blink of an eye
MIT neuroscientists find the brain can identify images seen for as little as 13 milliseconds.
A common brain pathway for anxiety and social behavior
MIT neuroscientist Kay Tye finds a discrete brain circuit that controls social interaction, which is impaired in many brain disorders.
Seeing beauty in a materials science world
Marshall Scholar Colleen Loynachan tackles materials science problems with a photographer’s perspective.
Weighing particles at the attogram scale
New device from MIT can measure masses as small as one millionth of a trillionth of a gram, in solution.
How the immune system fights off malaria
Study reveals immune cells that are critical to combating the parasite in early stages of infection.
Ahoy! First ocean vesicles spotted
Scientists discover extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes.
Ludwig Cancer Research gives $90 million to MIT
MIT is one of six institutions receiving a total of $540 million to provide reliable, long-term support for high-impact, innovative research.