A new way to model urban air pollution
MIT researchers improve upon methods to model atmospheric aerosols.
Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you
Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images.
Scene perception versus action in the brain
Cognitive neuroscientists shed light on how the brain responds to scenes and their mirror-image reversals.
A new approach to scratch resistance
Analysis by MIT researchers could lead to improved coatings using polymer-based nanocomposite materials.
Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
New MIT technology could lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue.
On thin ice
The most recent global climate report fails to capture the reality of the changing Arctic seascape, according to MIT researchers.
How the brain assigns objects to categories
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
Daniel Schmidt, neurobiology postdoc, wins cancer fellowship
Brain-tumor researcher named among 18 fellows
New lung cancer gene found
Cancer biologists identify a driving force behind the spread of an aggressive type of lung cancer.
Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet
New data reveals a ‘super-Earth’ next door, astronomically speaking