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Hydrogen from scrap: Turning soda cans and seawater into clean energy
A scalable and sustainable path to green fuel.

New 3D printing method for making intricate structures with less waste
New method reduces waste and unlocks complex designs.

Moon’s magnetic mystery solved? Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic?
Where did the moon’s magnetism go?

Potential new targets found for Alzheimer’s drugs
The study revealed genes and cellular pathways that haven’t been linked to Alzheimer’s before.

A novel artificial intelligence model inspired by neural oscillations in the brain
New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.

A planet some 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly crumbling to pieces
A planet that’s rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail.

Fabricating metamaterial that is both strong and stretchy
MIT engineers have developed a new metamaterial that is both strong and stretchy, overcoming the usual trade-off between stiffness and flexibility. The material starts as...

Brain’s “ventral stream” might be more versatile than previously thought
A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects.

An insect-sized jumping robot navigates rough terrains and carries heavy payloads
Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up.

InteRecon: A program to bring personal items to mixed reality
A new way to bring personal items to mixed reality.

New framework helps radiologists improve diagnostic accuracy
Calibrating humans and computational models is vital, especially in healthcare. Radiologists often use phrases like "maybe" or "likely" to convey uncertainty when interpreting medical...

MIT introduced a smart assistant for LLM
Large language models (LLMs) show promise in tackling planning problems, but there's a balance between flexibility and complexity. While LLMs can act as zero-shot...

Urban heat islands are a poor proxy for global warming
Urban trees mislead climate models: why genetics matter more than temperature

The transformative power of metamaterials
The Future of Materials: MIT Advances Metamaterial Research

Injectable crystals could deliver drugs for years — with less pain
Delivering certain drugs in higher doses with less pain

Scientists use light to control how cells move and shape themselves
Shaping the future: Starfish cells engineered to react to light

MIT develops breakthrough quantum interconnect for scalable computing
Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors.

An approach to generate high-quality images faster
Their hybrid image-generation tool uses an autoregressive model to quickly capture the big picture.

MIT’s Voxel Invention Kit transforms how we build smart, interactive structures
New platform lets anyone iteratively design large and sturdy interactive structures

MIT engineers grow multidirectional artificial muscles inspired by the human eye
The future of robotics: Muscle tissue that bends, twitches, and glides

Turning skin cells into neurons for cell therapy
A simplified process that bypasses the stem cell stage.

Increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s
Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health is expanding.

New interactive system allows users to correct robot actions
Is your robotic helper making a mistake? New research offers a real-time fix

Revolutionizing genetic research with privacy-preserving technology
A new cryptography framework for secure genomic studies.

Treating fragile X syndrome with a new molecular strategy
Fragile X syndrome is the most common genetically-caused autism spectrum disorder. It causes a range of developmental issues, including intellectual disabilities and behavioral challenges. Based...

Neutron bombardment should not be an issue during reactor operation
Tests suggest these powerful magnets will not suffer immediate loss of performance during irradiation.

Unexpected crystals of electrons found in new ultrathin material
Rhombohedral graphene reveals new exotic interacting electron states.

Tardigrade proteins show promise in cancer care
A new strategy that may protect cancer patients from the side effects of radiation therapy.