Physicists record “lifetime” of graphene qubits
First measurement of its kind could provide stepping stone to practical quantum computing.
First measurement of its kind could provide stepping stone to practical quantum computing.
Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.
New optogenetic technique could help restore limb movement, treat muscle tremor.
National Academies study recommends a pilot fusion energy program that aligns with MIT's fusion approach and SPARC project.
Study explores the micromechanisms underlying regional economic diversification.
A new MIT-led study projects a dramatic increase in annual high-heat days in the U.S. Northeast by the century’s end.
Study may lead to a better understanding of the digestive tract’s nervous system.
Study finds chloroform emissions, on the rise in East Asia, could delay ozone recovery by up to eight years.
PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.
A new concept for thermal energy storage involves a material that absorbs heat as it melts and releases it as it resolidifies — but only when triggered by light.
New open-source system provides fast, accurate neural decoding and real-time readouts of where rats think they are.
Facility could rapidly provide data on how material properties change in a nuclear reactor.
Researchers develop a method to investigate how bacteria respond to starvation and to identify which proteins bind to the “magic spot” — ppGpp.
Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.
Technique for preserving tissue allows researchers to create maps of neural circuits with single-cell resolution.