Feng Zhang receives 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award
Broad/MIT scientist among five honored as pioneers of CRISPR-Cas9 system.
New chemistries found for liquid batteries
Grid-scale approach to rechargeable power storage gets new arsenal of possible materials.
Toward a better understanding of the brain
Genome-editing pioneer Feng Zhang hopes his work will shed light on neurological disorders.
Nanocrystal self-assembly sheds its secrets
A new approach gives a real-time look at how the complex structures form.
3 Questions: The origin of the cosmos’ heaviest elements
Unique galaxy offers clues to the extreme conditions that yield the heavies of the periodic table.
Physicists prove energy input predicts molecular behavior
Theoretical proof could lead to more reliable nanomachines.
New way to control particle motions on 2-D materials
Study points the way to new photonic devices with one-way traffic lanes.
Secure, user-controlled data
Cryptographic system would allow users to decide which applications access which aspects of their data.
Joining efforts to build a more sustainable future
Sixth Annual CEE Research Speed Dating showcases research to promote collaboration
A new glimpse into working memory
Study finds bursts of neural activity as the brain holds information in mind, overturns a long-held model.
When slower is faster
Study: Communicating vehicles could ease through intersections more efficiently.
Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky
Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.
“Lost” memories can be found
Neuroscientists retrieve missing memories in mice with early Alzheimer’s symptoms.
Why some tumors withstand treatment
Researchers uncover a mechanism that allows cancer cells to evade targeted therapies.
Transforming the U.S. transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.