Porosity of the moon’s crust reveals bombardment history The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find. July 7, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time Long predicted but never observed, this fluid-like electron behavior could be leveraged for low-power next-generation electronics. July 6, 2022 Read full story →
3 Questions: Marking the 10th anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery Christoph Paus, the MIT physicist who co-led the effort to detect the particle, looks ahead to the next 10 years. June 30, 2022 Read full story →
MIT engineers devise a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic system A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of walking robots, self-driving vehicles, and other autonomous systems. June 21, 2022 Read full story →
New maps of asteroid Psyche reveal an ancient world of metal and rock The varied surface suggests a dynamic history, which could include metallic eruptions, asteroid-shaking impacts, and a lost rocky mantle. June 15, 2022 Read full story →
Astronomers discover a multiplanet system nearby Just 33 light-years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets. June 15, 2022 Read full story →
Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip The new design is stackable and reconfigurable, for swapping out and building on existing sensors and neural network processors. June 13, 2022 Read full story →
Magma beneath tectonic collision zones is wetter than previously thought New findings may help explain how Earth’s crust forms, the location of ore deposits, and why some volcanoes are more explosive than others. May 26, 2022 Read full story →
Is it topological? A new materials database has the answer Searchable tool reveals more than 90,000 known materials with electronic properties that remain unperturbed in the face of disruption. May 19, 2022 Read full story →
Astronomers snap first-ever image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* The image reveals a glowing, donut-shaped ring at the Milky Way’s heart. May 12, 2022 Read full story →
Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity Engineers have developed a glucose power source that could fuel miniature implants and sensors. May 12, 2022 Read full story →
Peter Shor receives 2022-2023 Killian Award The MIT professor is honored for extraordinary accomplishments in mathematics, computer science, and quantum physics. May 11, 2022 Read full story →
3 Questions: Ariel Ekblaw on building beautiful architecture in space The TESSERAE project, a design for self-assembling space structures and habitats, has sent prototypes to the International Space Station. May 11, 2022 Read full story →
Astronomers discover a rare “black widow” binary, with the shortest orbit yet The system is orbited by third stellar companion and may have originated near the center of the Milky Way. May 4, 2022 Read full story →
Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes The findings will help scientists trace a black hole’s evolution as it feeds on stellar material. May 2, 2022 Read full story →