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…
“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…
What MIT Physicist Nuno Loureiro Was Working on Before Fatal Shooting
The fatal shooting of professor Nuno Loureiro of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has prompted an outpouring…
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,…
Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-stage MIT founders
Sheena Jindal is from Boston. She grew up there, attended MIT, and worked at the Boston Consulting Group…
MIT Physicists Propose First-Ever “Neutrino Laser”
MIT physicists propose a “neutrino laser,” a quantum-driven burst of neutrinos that could revolutionize communication and medical technology.…
Cells found to lock genes at many steady points, not just two
MIT engineers have challenged a core idea in biology by showing that epigenetic memory is not simply binary.…
Physicists see heat move as a wave after 90 years of theory
Physicists at MIT have achieved a major feat, capturing a bizarre quantum effect called second sound on film,…
MIT Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Moon’s Magnetic Mystery
An image of the lunar far side. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University A massive impact may have temporarily strengthened…
Smartphones and computers could get a big boost in performance, thanks to an accidental discovery
An illustrative image showing a chip with a high clock speed (Image source: AI-generated image) While researching a…
Self-breaking EV battery material could make recycling fast, easy
MIT researchers have developed a new “self-assembling” battery material for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling. Currently, many used…