Reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble
Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.
Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.
Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth.
Task Force 2021 and Beyond report highlights innovative teaching practices that MIT instructors have incorporated into in-person classes, informed by remote-teaching experiences.
Study on blind patients who recovered their sight suggests rethinking the belief that babies learn to recognize human movement through visual exposure.
With NEET, Sherry Nyeo is discovering MIT’s undergraduate research community at the intersection of computer science and biological engineering.
Research Scientist Emre Gençer describes natural gas–based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage, and the role hydrogen will play in decarbonizing our energy systems.
MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows chart a new course.
A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods.
Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power microrobotic devices.
At luncheon, Vice President for Research Maria Zuber and others express appreciation for the Institute’s postdoctoral researchers; new postdoc mentoring award debuts.
At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.
A system for monitoring motion and muscle engagement could aid the elderly and athletes during unsupervised physical rehabilitation for injuries or impaired mobility.
The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won’t get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy.
With only a little information, researchers can predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.
Greater availability of de-identified patient health data would enable better treatments and diagnostics, the researchers say.