How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide
Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processes.
Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processes.
Mouse study yields insights into the rare condition, may shed light on other neurological disorders.
A neural network can read scientific papers and render a plain-English summary.
MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.
Model improves a robot’s ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.
CSAIL’s "RoCycle" system uses in-hand sensors to detect if an object is paper, metal or plastic.
Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission.
Researchers free up more bandwidth by compressing “objects” within the memory hierarchy.
The substance that bathes tumors in the body is quite different from the medium used to grow cancer cells in the lab, biologists report.
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms.
ESO, ALMA, and APEX contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87. (Press release)
Images reveal supermassive black hole at the heart of the Messier 87 galaxy.
New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.
An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds.
Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases.