It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done. | Continue reading
MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere. | Continue reading
Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making. | Continue reading
MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood. | Continue reading
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass. | Continue reading
Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies. | Continue reading
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa. | Continue reading
Novel chip keeps time using the constant, measurable rotation of molecules as a timing reference. | Continue reading
PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design. | Continue reading
Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. | Continue reading
Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead. | Continue reading
Computer scientists find that physicians’ “gut feelings” influence how many tests they order for patients. | Continue reading
Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated. | Continue reading
New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming. | Continue reading
Results may help identify ancient climates on Earth or other planets. | Continue reading
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. | Continue reading
If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason. | Continue reading
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power. | Continue reading
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices. | Continue reading
Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them. | Continue reading
Given a video of a musical performance, CSAIL’s deep-learning system can make individual instruments louder or softer. | Continue reading
Machine-learning model could help chemists make molecules with higher potencies, much more quickly. | Continue reading
Improved design may be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments. | Continue reading
Water-starved areas could find new sources by desalinating water that’s much less salty than seawater. | Continue reading
Ryan Eustice PhD '05 and his team at the Toyota Research Institute are using artificial intelligence technologies to develop a car incapable of causing accidents. | Continue reading
MIT neuroscientists find posterior parietal cortex region is crucial to connecting perception to action. | Continue reading
Postdoc Cristina Rea's detour into banking provides a new route back to plasma research. | Continue reading
Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to futile end-of-life care. | Continue reading
Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior. | Continue reading
Three MIT faculty members selected for funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation. | Continue reading
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory system enables people to correct robot mistakes on multiple-choice tasks. | Continue reading
Study reveals how, when a synapse strengthens, its neighbors weaken. | Continue reading
Low-power design will allow devices as small as a honeybee to determine their location while flying. | Continue reading
Study finds reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants. | Continue reading
Wireless smart-home system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could monitor diseases and help the elderly “age in place.” | Continue reading
Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality. | Continue reading
Wireless smart-home system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could monitor diseases and help the elderly “age in place.” | Continue reading
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications. | Continue reading
Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table. | Continue reading
With novel system, data scientists can analyze massive networks without the need for power-hungry servers. | Continue reading
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures. | Continue reading
Study tracks eye movement to determine how well people understand English as a foreign language. | Continue reading
Findings may help track movement of pesticides and biological contaminants. | Continue reading
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases. | Continue reading
Ken Kamrin’s model of granular material flow could impact how we interact with sand, soil, pills, industrial materials, and more. | Continue reading
Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but CSAIL’s MapLite system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors. | Continue reading
A drug treatment that mimics fasting can also provide the same benefit, study finds. | Continue reading