Shaking up earthquake research at MIT
Geophysicists Camilla Cattania and William Frank team up to explore the tectonics and fault mechanics behind earthquakes, and their associated hazards.
New computational tool predicts cell fates and genetic perturbations
The technique can help predict a cell’s path over time, such as what type of cell it will become.
Probing how proteins pair up inside cells
MIT biologists drilled down into how proteins recognize and bind to one another, informing drug treatments for cancer.
OSIRIS-REx mission carrying MIT student experiment wins Space Foundation award
John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr. Award for Space Exploration honors project team’s success harvesting a sample from asteroid Bennu.
Nancy Kanwisher wins National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences
Professor and cognitive neuroscientist recognized for groundbreaking work on the functional organization of the human brain.
Why are comet heads green — but not their tails?
An accidental discovery and a love of spectroscopic perturbations leads to the solution of a 90-year-old puzzle.
School of Science announces 2022 Infinite Expansion Awards
Eight postdocs and research scientists within the School of Science honored for contributions to the Institute.
Professors Elchanan Mossel and Rosalind Picard named 2021 ACM Fellows
Fellowship honors ACM members whose accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.
Where did that sound come from?
MIT neuroscientists have developed a computer model that can answer that question as well as the human brain.
Vibrating atoms make robust qubits, physicists find
The new qubits stay in “superposition” for up to 10 seconds, and could make a promising foundation for quantum computers.
Five MIT faculty elected 2021 AAAS Fellows
Dincă, Feng, Hunter, Shoemaker, and Wang are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Physicists discover “secret sauce” behind exotic properties of a new quantum material
New work on superconducting kagome metal will aid design of other unusual quantum materials, with many potential applications.
Scientists make first detection of exotic “X” particles in quark-gluon plasma
The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe.
TESS Science Office at MIT hits milestone of 5,000 exoplanet candidates
Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21.
Encapsulation as a method for preventing degradation in Li-air batteries
Discovery allows scientists to study crucial intermediate in battery development.