Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles.
Study: Volkswagen’s emissions cheat to cause 60 premature deaths in U.S.
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
Using microbes to clean up oil spills
Professor Catherine Drennan and graduate student Michael Funk want energy production and environmental protection to go hand in hand.
Matthew Shoulders receives NIH director's New Innovator Award
Seventy-eight grants awarded to scientists proposing highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
Analyzing protein structures in their native environment
Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.
Alumnus Paul Modrich wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
Biochemist who graduated from MIT in 1968 is honored for his work on DNA repair mechanisms.
Solar excitement
Modeling electron excitation in organic photovoltaic material could change the future of solar energy.
A natural light switch
MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.
Inexpensive new catalysts can be fine-tuned
Material could replace precious metals and produce precisely controlled electrochemical reactivity.
Can rain clean the atmosphere?
Study explains how rain droplets attract aerosols out of the atmosphere.
Protein found to play a key role in blocking pathogen survival
Calprotectin fends off microbial invaders by limiting access to iron, an important nutrient.
Researchers pioneer use of capsules to save materials, streamline chemical reactions
Wax capsule delivery systems can simplify a wide range of chemistry transformations.
Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution
New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought.
Stalagmites pinpoint drying of American West
Research suggests western U.S. deserts were relatively wet up until 8,200 years ago.
Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
Study finds many species may die out and others may migrate significantly as ocean acidification intensifies.