MIT researchers and colleagues recently discovered an important — and unexpected — electronic property of graphene, a material discovered only ...
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Machine-learning model helps determine protein structuresMachine-learning model helps determine protein structures
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) allows scientists to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of tiny molecules such as proteins. This technique works best ...
New fiber optic temperature sensing approach to keep fusion power plants runningNew fiber optic temperature sensing approach to keep fusion power plants running
The pursuit of fusion as a safe, carbon-free, always-on energy source has intensified in recent years, with a number of ...
Epigenomic map reveals circuitry of 30,000 human disease regionsEpigenomic map reveals circuitry of 30,000 human disease regions
Twenty years ago this month, the first draft of the human genome was publicly released. One of the major surprises ...
Our gut-brain connectionOur gut-brain connection
In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in ...
A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cellsA high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells
Using a novel technique for expanding tissue, MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers have devised a way to label individual ...
Researchers construct molecular nanofibers that are stronger than steelResearchers construct molecular nanofibers that are stronger than steel
Self-assembly is ubiquitous in the natural world, serving as a route to form organized structures in every living organism. This ...
Why cancer cells waste so much energyWhy cancer cells waste so much energy
In the 1920s, German chemist Otto Warburg discovered that cancer cells don’t metabolize sugar the same way that healthy cells ...
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of eventsNeuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events
When we experience a new event, our brain records a memory of not only what happened, but also the context, ...
Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create “living materials”Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create “living materials”
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture ...