Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects. October 3, 2022 Read full story →
Peter Shor wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics MIT professor to share $3 million prize with three others; Daniel Spielman PhD ’95 wins Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. September 22, 2022 Read full story →
Ocean scientists measure sediment plume stirred up by deep-sea-mining vehicle A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations. September 21, 2022 Read full story →
Saturn’s rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon A “grazing encounter” may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn’s rings, a new study suggests. September 15, 2022 Read full story →
Study: Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in JWST data Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope. September 15, 2022 Read full story →
Divorce is more common in albatross couples with shy males, study finds In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate. September 13, 2022 Read full story →
MIT’s MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere. August 31, 2022 Read full story →
“You are here because you belong here” President Reif and faculty members welcome the Class of 2026 to MIT. August 30, 2022 Read full story →
Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin” The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries. August 18, 2022 Read full story →
Engineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films The technique opens a door to manufacturing of pressure-monitoring bandages, shade-shifting fabrics, or touch-sensing robots. August 1, 2022 Read full story →
MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs. July 28, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists harness quantum “time reversal” to measure vibrating atoms A new technique could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark matter or gravitational waves. July 14, 2022 Read full story →
Starfish embryos swim in formation like a “living crystal” Their swirling, clustering behavior might someday inform the design of self-assembling robotic swarms. July 13, 2022 Read full story →
Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth The clear and periodic pattern of fast radio bursts may originate from a distant neutron star. July 13, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene structures The findings could inform the design of practical superconducting devices. July 8, 2022 Read full story →