A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say. April 13, 2022 Read full story →
Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date Named after a goddess of the dawn, the Thesan simulation of the first billion years helps explain how radiation shaped the early universe. March 24, 2022 Read full story →
Study: With masking and distancing in place, NFL stadium openings in 2020 had no impact on local Covid-19 infections The findings may inform decisions on holding large outdoor gatherings amid future public health crises. March 23, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material for the first time The discovery could help researchers engineer exotic electrical states such as unconventional superconductivity. March 17, 2022 Read full story →
A fabric that “hears” your heart's sounds Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals. March 16, 2022 Read full story →
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars. March 15, 2022 Read full story →
Microbes and minerals may have set off Earth’s oxygenation Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere March 14, 2022 Read full story →
Yen-Jie Lee probes particle collision data for clues to the universe’s origins The excitement of making discoveries on the global stage is “so much bigger than the pressure,” says the particle physicist. March 11, 2022 Read full story →
New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020 The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact. March 7, 2022 Read full story →
Study reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years. February 28, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists observe an exotic “multiferroic” state in an atomically thin material Discovery shows for the first time that multiferroic properties can exist in a two-dimensional material; could lead to more efficient magnetic memory devices. February 23, 2022 Read full story →
A “hot Jupiter’s” dark side is revealed in detail for first time The planet’s night side likely hosts iron clouds, titanium rain, and winds that dwarf Earth’s jetstream. February 21, 2022 Read full story →
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics. February 10, 2022 Read full story →
Engineers develop surgical “duct tape” as an alternative to sutures The sticky patch could be quickly applied to repair gut leaks and tears. February 2, 2022 Read full story →
Vibrating atoms make robust qubits, physicists find The new qubits stay in “superposition” for up to 10 seconds, and could make a promising foundation for quantum computers. January 26, 2022 Read full story →