Design could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium batteries
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
Gene changes linked to severe repetitive behaviors
Graybiel lab identifies genes linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors often seen in models of addiction and schizophrenia.
Measuring the invisible
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
Vaccination by inhalation
Delivering vaccines directly to the lungs can boost immune responses to respiratory infections or lung cancer, study finds.
Chemists gain new insights into the behavior of water in an influenza virus channel
Research on how water behaves in a proton channel provides possible new avenues for flu treatment.
Found in space: Complex carbon-based molecules
Discovery may offer clues to carbon’s role in planet and star formation.
MIT.nano courses bring hands-on experimentation to virtual participants
Five courses celebrate the nanoscale, highlight technologies in photogrammetry and 360-degree videography.
Friends of MIT Biology celebrate an unusual year
Members of the biology community came together to honor and celebrate the contributions and many achievements of the department and its affiliates.
Understanding imperfections in fusion magnets
MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.
Study predicts the oceans will start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century.
Faster drug discovery through machine learning
New technique speeds up calculations of drug molecules’ binding affinity to proteins.
Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
Artificial intelligence that more closely mimics the mind
Leveraging years of MIT cognitive science research, Nara Logics incorporates findings about the brain into its AI platform.