Altered peptides from a South American wasp’s venom can kill bacteria but are nontoxic to human cells. | Continue reading
Design for system that provides solar- or wind-generated power on demand should be cheaper than other leading options. | Continue reading
New senior associate dean and OEL director says opportunities for experiential learning are abundant at the Institute. | Continue reading
Studies of how photoprotection works at the molecular level may provide a pathway to more biomass and crops. | Continue reading
CSAIL's new RePaint system aims to faithfully recreate your favorite paintings using deep learning and 3-D printing. | Continue reading
Device developed at MIT could provide refrigeration for off-grid locations. | Continue reading
A revolutionary educational project in the 1980s put the tools of computation in students’ hands — and foreshadowed even greater changes. | Continue reading
A roundup of MIT student research projects offers a glimpse of where computing is going next. | Continue reading
A revolutionary educational project in the 1980s put the tools of computation in students’ hands — and foreshadowed even greater changes. | Continue reading
Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats. | Continue reading
In a study that might enable earlier diagnosis, neuroscientists find abnormal brain connections that can predict onset of psychotic episodes. | Continue reading
Researchers find most fantasy sports are based on skill, not luck. | Continue reading
Existing laser technology could be fashioned into Earth’s “porch light” to attract alien astronomers, study finds. | Continue reading
Study identifies reasons for unsettled editing disagreements and offers predictive tools that could improve deliberation. | Continue reading
Wide-ranging acoustic images could help researchers identify populations on the brink of collapse. | Continue reading
Researchers find a common angle and tipping point of branching valley networks. | Continue reading
System allows drones to cooperatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable. | Continue reading
Novel surface design overcomes problem of condensation that bedeviled previous systems. | Continue reading
Fibers containing systems for mixing, separating, and testing fluids may open up new possibilities for medical screening. | Continue reading
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences. | Continue reading
Long-term melting may lead to release of huge volumes of cold, fresh water into the North Atlantic, impacting global climate. | Continue reading
Teppei Yamamoto examines the methods of his discipline, to help scholars nail down cause and effect. | Continue reading
A new model shows how brain waves are key to both maintenance and control of information in the mind. | Continue reading
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences. | Continue reading
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations. | Continue reading
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications. | Continue reading
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find. | Continue reading
Machine-learning model provides risk assessment for complex nonlinear systems, including boats and offshore platforms. | Continue reading
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find. | Continue reading
Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data. | Continue reading
System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes. | Continue reading
Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility. | Continue reading
Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives. | Continue reading
New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them. | Continue reading
Picower Institute researchers find that a key protein linked to intellectual disability shapes electrical currents in neural connections. | Continue reading
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application. | Continue reading
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt. | Continue reading
Lustgarten Foundation names MIT laboratory to improve understanding and treatment of a deadly disease | Continue reading
New experiments observing nanoscale crystal structures forming in real-time show biomineralization, nanoscale bubbles, and catalysts in action. | Continue reading
New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents. | Continue reading
Taking a page from green plants, new polymer “grows” through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide. | Continue reading
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased. | Continue reading
A decade later, CSAIL alumni reflect on their paper generator and reveal a new fake-conference project. | Continue reading
System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs. | Continue reading
Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux. | Continue reading
New type of database-analytics platform queries and maps billions of data points in milliseconds. | Continue reading