Scientists make microscopes from droplets
With chemistry and light, researchers can tune the focus of tiny beads of liquid.
Toward “valleytronic” devices for data storage or computer logic systems
Researchers have discovered a new way to tune electronic energy levels in some 2-D materials.
Top high school researchers from across the nation meet at MIT
Talented high school researchers attending the annual AAAS/AJAS conference in Boston meet with MIT faculty.
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.
Electrons go superballistic
Newly discovered phenomenon accelerates electrons as they enter a viscous state.
Study suggests complex life was present on Earth 2.33 billion years ago
New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.
Underwater mountains help ocean water rise from abyss
Turbulence from seafloor topography may explain longstanding question about ocean circulation.
Microbiome diversity is influenced by chance encounters
Study finds a role for randomness in the composition of the gut’s microbe populations.
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons
Seven-year study indicates two photons, not one, are exchanged in electron-proton interactions.
Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently
New method could enable pinpoint diagnostics on individual blood cells.
Precise technique tracks dopamine in the brain
New sensor could reveal the neurotransmitter’s role in learning and habit formation.
MIT's Jacqueline Hewitt and HERA team given $5.8M boost to detect cosmic dawn
Funding will complete array and measure signals from universe’s first stars.
MIT researchers create new form of matter
Supersolid is crystalline and superfluid at the same time.