MIT robot may accelerate trials for stroke medications Robot protocol able to cut time and cost of Phase III drug trials by 70 percent. February 11, 2014 Read full story →
An extinction in the blink of an eye MIT researchers find that the end-Permian extinction happened in 60,000 years — much faster than earlier estimates. February 10, 2014 Read full story →
Researchers identify one of the earliest stars in the universe The discovery suggests that the very first generation of stars may not have been as powerful as previously thought. February 9, 2014 Read full story →
A microchip for metastasis MIT researchers design a microfluidic platform to see how cancer cells invade specific organs. February 6, 2014 Read full story →
Flying the not-so-friendly skies Study shows that network carriers receive more complaints than cheaper airlines, regardless of actual service quality. January 30, 2014 Read full story →
‘Rogue’ asteroids may be the norm A new map of the solar system’s asteroids shows more diversity than previously thought. January 29, 2014 Read full story →
Researchers use ocean waves to predict seismic shaking in Southern California Results show a rupture of the San Andreas Fault could generate three times more shaking in Los Angeles than surrounding regions. January 23, 2014 Read full story →
Seeing beauty in a materials science world Marshall Scholar Colleen Loynachan tackles materials science problems with a photographer’s perspective. January 15, 2014 Read full story →
Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes Researchers find immense heating at high pressures helps spread intermediate-depth quakes. December 23, 2013 Read full story →
Getting a move on in math Marshall Scholar Kirin Sinha is motivating young women to pursue math through dance. December 23, 2013 Read full story →
It’s a negative on negative absolute temperatures New research shows negative absolute temperatures — and perpetual motion machines — are still out of reach. December 20, 2013 Read full story →
New technique measures mass of exoplanets Method will help scientists determine the mass of exoplanets that are not measurable in any other way. December 19, 2013 Read full story →
For the good of the colony Research shows the success of a bacterial community depends on its shape. December 11, 2013 Read full story →
You can’t get entangled without a wormhole MIT physicist finds the creation of entanglement simultaneously gives rise to a wormhole. December 5, 2013 Read full story →
Storing carbon in the Arctic While the Arctic Ocean is largely a carbon sink, researchers find parts are also a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide. December 4, 2013 Read full story →