Lauren Uhr: a brain researcher motivated by personal experience
MIT senior studies cognitive science and medicine from the vantage point of a person with dyslexia.
Entanglement bonanza
Relatively simple quantum computers could be much more powerful than previously realized.
Pluto’s icy, slushy heart
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.
Data-driven diabetes management
Smart insulin-pen cap lets patients and doctors track dosage data to better manage treatment.
Kay Tye Receives the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award
Picower Neuroscientist recognized for her work on emotional circuitry of the brain.
Turning greenhouse gas into gasoline
New catalyst provides design principles for producing fuels from carbon dioxide emissions.
Big ice, big science
Richard Alley delivers 2016 Carlson Lecture on the physics of glaciers and how ice sheets capture a history of the world’s climate.
Fusing theory and practice
Grad student Libby Tolman melds the elegance of theoretical physics with practical applications of nuclear science.
Researchers create synthetic cells to isolate genetic circuits
Encapsulating molecular components in artificial membranes offers more flexibility in designing circuits.
A step toward biodegradable plastics
Chemists discover structure of bacterial enzyme that generates useful polymers.
Creating therapies for Alzheimer's disease by targeting neural circuits
Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.
Life lessons from the climbing wall
MIT senior Charlie Andrews-Jubelt encourages students to look out for each other and lend support.
A new approach against Salmonella and other pathogens
Immunization strategy could prevent gastrointestinal disease.
Scientists set traps for atoms with single-particle precision
Technique may enable large-scale atom arrays for quantum computing.
Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy
Measuring DNA repair capability can reveal tumors’ sensitivity to drugs.