Judging a book through its cover
New computational imaging method identifies letters printed on first nine pages of a stack of paper.
How the brain builds panoramic memory
Neuroscientists identify brain regions key to linking different views of our surroundings.
Linking RNA structure and function
Biologists have discovered how an enigmatic type of RNA helps to control cell fate.
MIT’s REXIS is bound for asteroid Bennu
Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.
Tiny gold grids yielding secrets
Summer Scholar Justin Cheng explores process in Berggren group for making ordered metal nanostructures that display interesting new properties.
New applications for ultracapacitors
Startup’s energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.
Study finds increased ocean acidification due to human activities
More anthropogenic carbon in the northeast Pacific means weaker shells for many marine species.
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
Measuring exposure to pollution
Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.
Rohit Karnik seeks sustainable solutions through nanotechnology
Engineer’s designs may help purify water, diagnose disease in remote regions of world.
In batteries, a metal reveals its dual personality
Branchlike deposits grow on lithium electrode surfaces in two ways, one much more damaging.
Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less bouncy
MIT researchers find a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off.
Inferring urban travel patterns from cellphone data
Big-data analysis could give city planners timelier, more accurate alternatives to commuter surveys.