The small and rocky lava world sheds an amount of material equivalent to the mass of Mount Everest every 30.5 hours.
Equipping Living Cells With Logic Gates to Fight Cancer
Founded by MIT researchers, Senti Bio is giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells.
Founded by MIT researchers, Senti Bio is giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells.
How Should We Prioritize Patients Waiting for Kidney Transplants?
A comprehensive study of the U.S. system could help policymakers analyze methods of matching donated kidneys and their recipients.
A comprehensive study of the U.S. system could help policymakers analyze methods of matching donated kidneys and their recipients.
Exploring the Impacts of Technology on Everyday Citizens
Associate Professor Dwai Banerjee examines topics ranging from cancer care to the history of computing.
Associate Professor Dwai Banerjee examines topics ranging from cancer care to the history of computing.
Molecules That Fight Infection Also Act on the Brain, Inducing Anxiety or Sociability
New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.
New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.
On a Quest for a Better Football Helmet
Kodiak Brush ’17 went from MIT middle linebacker to designer of safer football helmets for all levels.
Kodiak Brush ’17 went from MIT middle linebacker to designer of safer football helmets for all levels.
Technology Developed by MIT Engineers Makes Pesticides Stick to Plant Leaves
With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
Basketball Analytics Investment Is Key to NBA Wins and Other Successes
Investment in analytics may also benefit college teams and fields beyond sports, a new study shows.
Investment in analytics may also benefit college teams and fields beyond sports, a new study shows.
For Plants, Urban Heat Islands Don’t Mimic Global Warming
Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.
Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.
Engineers Develop a Better Way to Deliver Long-Lasting Drugs
With tinier needles and fewer injections, the approach may enable new options for long-term delivery of contraceptives or treatments for diseases such as HIV.
With tinier needles and fewer injections, the approach may enable new options for long-term delivery of contraceptives or treatments for diseases such as HIV.
Mathematicians Uncover the Logic Behind How People Walk in Crowds
The findings could help planners design safer, more efficient pedestrian thoroughfares.
The findings could help planners design safer, more efficient pedestrian thoroughfares.
An AI Future That Honors Dignity for Everyone
As artificial intelligence develops, we must ask vital questions about ourselves and our society, Ben Vinson III contends in the 2025 Compton Lecture.
As artificial intelligence develops, we must ask vital questions about ourselves and our society, Ben Vinson III contends in the 2025 Compton Lecture.
To the Brain, Esperanto and Klingon Appear the Same as English or Mandarin
A new study finds natural and invented languages elicit similar responses in the brain’s language-processing network.
A new study finds natural and invented languages elicit similar responses in the brain’s language-processing network.
Artificial Muscle Flexes in Multiple Directions, Offering a Path to Soft, Wiggly Robots
MIT engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts.
MIT engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts.
Evidence That 40HZ Gamma Stimulation Promotes Brain Health Is Expanding
A decade of studies provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s, and perhaps other neurological diseases.
A decade of studies provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s, and perhaps other neurological diseases.
When Did Human Language Emerge?
A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that.
A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that.