Using plant biology to address climate change
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.
Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart.
MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.
To better inform local policy in the face of changing weather extremes, MIT researchers seek to advance the modeling of long-term weather risks.
PhD student Paige Bollen finds urban street networks that encourage encounters among strangers link to lower ethnic tensions and anti-immigrant hostility.
Study finds genome loops don’t last long in cells; theories of how loops control gene expression may need to be revised.
The Center for Electrification and Decarbonization of Industry unites MIT climate researchers to create scalable clean energy solutions under one roof.
The system could provide teleoperated endovascular treatment to patients during the critical time window after a stroke begins.
Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch.
The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.
Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce antibiotic resistance.
The portfolio of multiyear projects focuses on delivering breakthrough solutions.
Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.