Rendering of SPARC, a compact, high-field, DT burning tokamak, currently under design by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Commonwealth Fusion Systems.…
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Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered an Earth-sized planet that zips around its star every 3.14 days. Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle, Christine Daniloff, MIT…
MIT professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” examines the dynamics of social media and suggests new ways to prevent online information from exacerbating…
3D artistic illustration of the wide-field-of-view metalens capturing a 180° panorama of MIT’s Killian Court and producing a high-resolution monochromatic flat image.” Credit: Image: Mikhail…
The proximity of hot springs to early settlements have led researchers to wonder if early humans used hot springs as a cooking resource long before…
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML A CRISPR-based test…
BodyCompass is the first home-ready, radio-frequency-based system to provide accurate sleep data without cameras or sensors attached to the body. It was developed by MIT…
This artistic impression depicts Venus. Astronomers at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere may have observed signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Credits: Image:…
Course faculty (left to right): Teaching Assistant Lena Afeyan, Professor Facundo Batista, and Professor Richard YoungCredit: Screenshots courtesy of MIT Department of Biology, graphic by…
Alison Wendlandt, Green Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Credit: Justin Knight Alison Wendlandt explores how the layout of atoms in molecules, such as sugars…
This composite image shows a SOHO image of the Sun and an artist’s impression of Earth’s magnetosphere. Power grid failures, massive blackouts, widespread damage to…
New research by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu shows that since 1987, automation has taken away jobs from lower-skill workers without being replaced by an equivalent…
A lopsided merger of two black holes may have unusual origins, based on a reanalysis of LIGO data. Credit: MIT News Researchers suggest a novel…
Numerical simulation of two black holes that inspiral and merge, emitting gravitational waves. The black holes have large and nearly equal masses, with one only…
Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital hope to reduce the risk to healthcare workers posed by Covid-19 by using robots to remotely measure…
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will address the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and physics fundamental interactions (FI). Credit: Laboratory for Nuclear…
An MIT study reports that incoming cosmic rays may limit qubit performance, impeding progress in quantum computing. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT Building quantum computers underground…
Postdoctoral associate Junwei Li, lead author of the study, holds an example of a capsule containing their enzyme. Credit: Image by Melanie Gonick/MIT MIT engineers…
In response to Covid-19, LIGO suspended its third observing run ahead of schedule. Originally planned to end on April 30, the observing ended on March…
MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional syringes and needles.…