Tiny pores in graphene could give rise to membranes
New membranes may filter water or separate biological samples.
A better way to shed water
MIT researchers find that lubricated, nanotextured surfaces improved performance of condensers in power and desalination plants.
A new glow for electron microscopy
Protein-labeling technique allows high-resolution visualization of molecules inside cells.
The state of the U.S. election system
New report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.
Calcium reveals connections between neurons
New way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.
Department snapshot: Mechanical Engineering
More MechE students choose to design their own education.
Brain’s language center has multiple roles
Neuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.
In profile: Seeing the light
Architect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.
MIT's CSAIL launches new center to tackle the future of wireless and mobile technologies
Will address major technical challenges facing wireless field, bring together academia and industry
A new way to create rare sugars
MIT team discovers an inorganic catalyst that could pave the way to a more robust synthesis of valuable rare sugars.
Explaining the origins of word order using information theory
Researchers believe that information theory — the discipline that gave us digital communication — can explain differences between human languages.
New technique reveals lithium in action
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.