An electrochemical approach turns ammonia into pure hydrogen An MIT team has demonstrated a more efficient way to extract pure hydrogen gas from hydrogen carrier molecules. September 9, 2026
New method allows scientists to follow gene activity over time in the same cells In the new method, cells package and export their RNA, enabling researchers to sequence and analyze the RNA without killing the cells. September 4, 2026
Fabrication platform could enable flexible, transparent next-generation photonic chips This scalable process produces high-performance chips for applications like discreet wearables or pliable augmented-reality displays. September 3, 2026
New qubit architecture enables faster, more accurate operations This advance could be a big step toward developing a scalable, practical quantum computer. September 3, 2026
Building foundations that last Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate creates space for ambitious research and sustainable growth for his graduate students. September 2, 2026
Study: Peptides can form well-defined structures in harsh, Venus-like conditions New research offers support for the possibility that complex biological molecules could exist in the highly acidic environment of Venus’s cloud layer. August 31, 2026
MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research. August 31, 2026
Gage Coon: An Earth scientist exploring the power of microbes The PhD student’s research on how microorganisms digest compounds in their environment could enable advances in wastewater treatment. August 28, 2026
Looking beyond natural sequences A new machine-learning framework aims to improve the success rate of computational protein design while moving away from results that reproduce sequences found in nature. August 27, 2026
AI helps design new materials that work in the real world The “CrysVCD” tool developed at MIT could cut the huge amounts of time and money spent on screening out chemically unstable designs. August 26, 2026