New research has uncovered a surprising cause behind short circuits in next-generation solid-state batteries, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally altering the landscape of scientific discovery, marking a significant step towards the development of artificial superintelligence (ASI). A new study from ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending ...

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum ...

Steelmaking is an important part of our global industries. However, the process by which we make steel is extremely bad for the climate, with the byproducts of the process accounting for roughly seven ...

What if you could turn concrete into a viable and effective energy storage option? While that might seem a bit out-of-this-world, that's exactly what MIT researchers have managed to do, according to ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is among 13 research universities and three organizations suing the National Science Foundation (NSF), after the agency’s efforts to slash indirect costs at ...

All of the wondrous gadgets and gizmos that have built the modern technological world come with a major drawback—they eventually end up in the trash. E-waste has been a growing problem for years, and ...

The Georgetown University Earth Commons Institute, a center for environmental and sustainability innovation, research education and action, hosted a talk Feb. 9 titled “Addressing Climate Change and ...

Dr. Sara Campbell, chemistry teacher at Merrimack High School, has been awarded a scholarship to attend the MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers (SEPT) program this summer. The scholarship ...