Engineers use artificial intelligence to capture the complexity of breaking waves Their model’s predictions should help researchers improve ocean climate simulations and hone the design of offshore structures. April 29, 2022 Read full story →
Physicists embark on a hunt for a long-sought quantum glow A new approach could make it possible to detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years. April 26, 2022 Read full story →
MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart. April 19, 2022 Read full story →
Joystick-operated robot could help surgeons treat stroke remotely The system could provide teleoperated endovascular treatment to patients during the critical time window after a stroke begins. April 13, 2022 Read full story →
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 →