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Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help to prevent liver failure in many patients.

Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help to prevent liver failure in many patients.

Fabric samples are headed to the International Space Station for resiliency testing; possible applications include cosmic dust detectors or spacesuit smart skins.

Fabric samples are headed to the International Space Station for resiliency testing; possible applications include cosmic dust detectors or spacesuit smart skins.

Choucri, Drennan, Fisher, Gershenfeld, Li, and Rus are recognized for their efforts to advance science.

Family of compounds could someday be useful for fuel cells, supercapacitors, catalysts, and sensors.

Danielle Grey-Stewart and Ghadah Alshalan will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.

In a new realm of materials, PhD student Thanh Nguyen uses neutrons to hunt for exotic properties that could power real-world applications.

Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.

Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.

Podcast from MIT OpenCourseWare showcasing the Institute’s inspiring instructors and their courses enters second season.

NCSOFT-sponsored grants to advance hardware and software for immersive experiences.

NCSOFT-sponsored grants to advance hardware and software for immersive experiences.

Inspired by camel fur, a new two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.

Inspired by camel fur, a new two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.

MIT Energy Fellow David Fischer irradiates high-temperature superconducting tape to test its resilience and prepare for the first pilot fusion plant.

Physicist and Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar is examining the optical properties of semimetals to understand how light interacts with quantum materials.

Davis, in conversation with Senior Associate Dean Blanche Staton, fields questions from the MIT community about the current moment of racial reckoning.

Discovery could lead to new designs for improved and more sustainable materials inspired by nature.

An online symposium explores roles for research universities and outlines the Institute’s efforts to be a testbed for research and policy innovations.

With shimmering colors and twisting vines, the annual glass pumpkin patch moves online to adapt to the pandemic.

With shimmering colors and twisting vines, the annual glass pumpkin patch moves online to adapt to the pandemic.

Optical communication device and electrical equipment manufacturing company to advise, collaborate with MIT researchers.

Optical communication device and electrical equipment manufacturing company to advise, collaborate with MIT researchers.

Commitment to sustainable practices earns top honor from the U.S Green Building Council.

Commitment to sustainable practices earns top honor from the U.S Green Building Council.

Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a new theoretical model.

Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a new theoretical model.

Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a new theoretical model.

Using these new particles, researchers could develop treatments for heart disease and other conditions.

Funds will support research on glaucoma through retinal biometrics and neural cell implantation therapy for spinal cord injury.

Instrument can provide information on various properties of thin films via a combination of optical characterization and modeling.

Instrument can provide information on various properties of thin films via a combination of optical characterization and modeling.

Funding will support workshops to advance research, development, and translation in emerging areas of socioresilient and sustainable infrastructure, and in ocean environments.

The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.

The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.

Eight 2020 graduate fellows pursue diverse paths.

The novel approach, developed by MIT chemical engineers, could help create more efficient consumer products, including drugs, cosmetics, and food.

Undergraduates Aljazzy Alahmadi, Andrea Garcia, and Quynh Nguyen are sustaining the nuclear science and engineering research mission from around the world.

Topics include Covid-19 and urban mobility, strategies for electric vehicle charging networks, and infrastructure and economics for hydrogen-fueled transportation.

Researchers devise a practical solution for preventing corrosive CRUD buildup in nuclear systems.

Rising MIT sophomore finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field.

Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor’s edge, a new study shows.

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters.

Multidisciplinary team uses metal organic frameworks to extract radioactive krypton from fuel-reprocessing gasses.

Multidisciplinary team uses metal organic frameworks to extract radioactive krypton from fuel-reprocessing gasses.

MIT researchers develop integrated lightwave electronic circuits to detect the phase of ultrafast optical fields.

Precision technology manufacturer becomes 12th founding member.

Precision technology manufacturer becomes 12th founding member.

New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after use.