Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
Study finds many species may die out and others may migrate significantly as ocean acidification intensifies.
Long-sought phenomenon finally detected
Weyl points, first predicted in 1929, observed for the first time.
Predicting sediment flow in coastal vegetation
Model could help engineers design erosion-prevention strategies in marshes, wetlands, aquatic forests.
MIT team creates ultracold molecules
At near absolute zero, molecules may start to exhibit exotic states of matter.
Study: Ocean source of a greenhouse gas has been underestimated
Cycling of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is more intense than thought, and emissions are increasing.
Vanishing friction
In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines.
A check on runaway lake drainage
Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.
Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing
Stretchable, biocompatible hydrogels with complex patterning could be used in tissue engineering.
Spinning a new version of silk
Simulations and experiments aim to improve on spiders in creating strong, resilient fibers.
Taking control of light emission
Researchers find a way of tuning light waves by pairing two exotic 2-D materials.
Three MIT physicists win 2015 NSF and DOE early-career awards
Assistant professors Aram Harrow, Yen-Jie Lee, and Tracy Slatyer will share $2.1 million in research support.
Researchers build new fermion microscope
Instrument freezes and images 1,000 individual fermionic atoms at once.
Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
Twelve Summer Scholars selected
Highly qualified group of undergraduates brings prior lab experience, variety of interests, to pursue research opportunities in MIT labs.
MIT sensor detects spoiled meat
Tiny device could be incorporated into “smart packaging” to improve food safety.