A study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead.

Tenth anniversary of the program rewards three innovative projects.

Staff from MIT.nano recently participated in the first Nano Outreach Day, spending the afternoon volunteering at CASPAR—Cambridge and Somerville Programs for Addiction Recovery.

Read more at MIT Community Service Fund.

Harnessing the strength of these specialized sugar molecules could help researchers develop new antifungal drugs.

Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.

MIT neuroscientists expand CRISPR toolkit with new, compact Cas7-11 enzyme.

A drive to understand natural science phenomena ignited MIT graduate student Changhao Li’s love of quantum physics.

The advance allows the particles to be placed deeper within biological tissue, which could aid with cancer diagnosis or monitoring.

When coated onto plastic tubing, the catalysts could act on chemicals flowing through, helping to synthesize drugs and other compounds.

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could offer relief for children and adults who have trouble swallowing pills.