Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
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Finding a new formula for concrete
Researchers look to bones and shells as blueprints for stronger, more durable concrete.
Study pinpoints timing of oxygen’s first appearance in Earth’s atmosphere
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.
3-D Printing 101
As MIT course challenges students to reinvent 3-D printing, professor aims to share approach with others.
2.007 robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
Motors smoking, robot reenacted Paul Revere’s ride to win competition.
Tracking Greenland’s ice melt with seismic waves
Technique uses vibrations generated by ocean waves to monitor ice sheet’s seasonal changes.
Scientists discover potentially habitable planets
Just 40 light years from Earth, planets are best targets so far for search for extraterrestrial life.
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell: “Crises don’t bother me anymore”
Astronaut’s visit to MIT draws capacity crowd as he recounts lunar mission’s “successful failure.”
Spotting hidden activity in cells
New data analysis technique distinguishes active from passive fluctuations inside cells.
MIT's Open House attracts tens of thousands on Saturday
From major facilities and centers to out-of-the-way labs and classrooms, MIT opened its doors to the public.
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award
Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.
Study: Ancient tectonic activity was trigger for ice ages
Continental shifting may have acted as a natural mechanism for extreme carbon sequestration.
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Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form.
How crispy is your bonbon?
New theory, inspired by chocolate coatings, predicts thickness of thin shells.
First temperature map of a “super-Earth” reveals lava world
Exoplanet lacks atmosphere, is covered in rivers of magma.