New study again proves Einstein right
Most thorough test to date finds no Lorentz violation in high-energy neutrinos.
Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond.
New materials improve delivery of therapeutic messenger RNA
Polymeric nanoparticles can efficiently administer mRNA to cells of the lungs, liver, and other organs.
3Q: Janet Conrad on the first detection of a neutrino’s cosmic source
The “ghostly particle” is confirmed to have originated from a blazar, nearly 4 billion light years from Earth.
Molecular clock could greatly improve smartphone navigation
Novel chip keeps time using the constant, measurable rotation of molecules as a timing reference.
Smart office enables a personalized workplace atmosphere
Project out of the MIT Media Lab uses biosensors and machine learning to optimize the sensory experience in individual work environments.
A solution for urban storm flooding
Engineered green spaces can capture and purify stormwater while delivering ecosystem and recreational benefits, MIT researchers report.
Scientists sharpen the edges of cancer chemotherapy
Whitehead team deploys CRISPR tools to better understand and uncover ways of improving methotrexate, a popular chemotherapy drug.
Could gravitational waves reveal how fast our universe is expanding?
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.
Cooling buildings worldwide
Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.
Making nuclear energy safer and more affordable
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain
MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.
Nanoparticles give immune cells a boost
Drugs carried in cellular “backpacks” help T cells to destroy tumors.
Kirigami-inspired technique manipulates light at the nanoscale
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
Project to elucidate the structure of atomic nuclei at the femtoscale
Laboratory for Nuclear Science project selected to explore machine learning for lattice quantum chromodynamics.