Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles.
Latest experiment at Large Hadron Collider reports first results
Scientists precisely count particles produced in a typical proton collision.
Faculty highlight: Nuh Gedik
Associate professor's work on topological insulators and atomically thin materials yields new, laser-driven approaches to materials for electronics.
The second semiconductor revolution
Materials Day, Oct. 14, presents insights into the next generation of extremely thin, tough quantum materials for sensing, energy. and computing devices.
3Q: The massive impact of neutrino research
Physicist Joseph Formaggio discusses the significance of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics, MIT’s involvement in neutrino research.
How to make large 2-D sheets
MIT-led team develops method for scaling up production of thin electronic material.
Extending super-resolution techniques
MIT graduate student Takuma Inoue tackles labeling RNA without genetic modification for doctoral studies.
Advanced LIGO set to begin science operations
The world's most sensitive gravitational-wave detector is scheduled to go online this week, after seven years of enhancement.
How to spawn an “exceptional ring”
Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices.
