Expanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universe
Between May 2023 and January 2024, a global network of gravitational-wave detectors picked up 128 new cosmic signals,…
MIT designs concrete interior components to last “1,000 years”
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled the Heirloom House project, a series of nine structural-concrete components…
World’s first terahertz microscope reveals quantum jiggle in electrons
MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors using terahertz light. The…
Brain implants may soon work without surgery
Tiny wireless chips injected through the bloodstream could reshape how we treat brain disease and how long we…
“Scent-memory machine” turns photographs into custom fragrances
MIT Media Lab has developed a prototype that uses generative AI to interpret and distil the contents of…
Your medicine is watching you — inside MIT’s new ‘smart pills’
Your medication might start tattling on you if you skip a dose. Scientists at MIT have developed a…
Is AI really killing finance and banking jobs? Wall Street’s layoffs may be more hype than takeover
In a letter to shareholders last year, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon delivered an uncomfortable truth: AI “may reduce…
Motive sought after suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor’s killing found dead, officials say
In a separate news conference Thurday night in Massachusetts, federal prosecutors provided more details on the timeline of…
This New Tech Can ‘Shake’ Water Out of the Air
MIT researchers have developed a new device that uses ultrasound to extract drinking water from the air,…
MIT researchers and beauty brand Amorepacific made a wearable patch that analyzes skin aging
Researchers at MIT have been working with the South Korean beauty company Amorepacific for the past few years…
MIT study could unlock next-gen cooling for nuclear cores, spacecraft
Marco Graffiedi, a fifth-year doctoral candidate at MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, is investigating a process…
Afternoon brain fog: MIT reveals why you ‘zone out’ midday and it is not because of boredom or laziness
MIT Just Dropped a Sleep Bombshell: Zoning Out Is Your Brain’s Cry for Rest We have all had…