Fast way to measure DNA repair
Test analyzing cells’ ability to fix different kinds of broken DNA could help doctors predict cancer risk.
Feng Zhang wins NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award
Waterman Award is NSF's highest honor recognizing an outstanding researcher under the age of 35.
Flight path: Into the volcanic plume
Researchers in EAPS are using small unmanned aircraft systems to better understand environmental phenomena, such as dangerous volcanic plumes.
Targeting cancer with a triple threat
MIT chemists design nanoparticles that can deliver three cancer drugs at a time.
An Arctic ozone hole? Not quite
MIT researchers find that the extremes in Antarctic ozone holes have not been matched in the Arctic.
Little-studied manmade gases have big warming potential
MIT researchers, as part of an international team, examine the total warming impact of 25 major synthetic greenhouse gases.
How the brain pays attention
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that’s key to shifting our focus from one object to another.
New ‘switch’ could power quantum computing
A light lattice that traps atoms may help scientists build networks of quantum information transmitters.
MIT students dominate Putnam Mathematical Competition, winning team event
Four of five top individual finishers, known as “Putnam Fellows,” also hail from MIT.
In the cloud: How coughs and sneezes float farther than you think
Novel study uncovers the way coughs and sneezes stay airborne for long distances.
How electrodes charge and discharge
New MIT analysis probes charge transfer in porous battery electrodes for the first time.
The brain on his mind
First-generation senior Salvador Esparza finds roles in the lab, in the dorm, and onstage.
Making cancer drugs better
Killian Award recipient Stephen Lippard describes his work on platinum-based chemotherapy agents.
Faculty highlight: Antoine Allanore
Globally important, chemically distinct lines of research promise easier access to potassium fertilizer, cleaner and purer metals.