Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments.

Upending a long-held supposition, MIT researchers find a common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms.

Check out MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović in this interview with Scientific American inside MIT.nano's cleanroom.

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Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, say researchers from MechE's Portela Lab.

With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.

The research may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for wound healing or drug delivery.

With tinier needles and fewer injections, the approach may enable new options for long-term delivery of contraceptives or treatments for diseases such as HIV.
 

MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.

In MIT’s 2025 Killian Lecture, physicist John Joannopoulos recounts highlights from a career at the vanguard of photonics research and innovation.