MIT researchers are converting the plant material lignin into hydrocarbon molecules that could help make jet fuel 100 percent sustainable.

MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems.

The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.

The Koch Institute’s Annual Symposium highlights emerging successes and challenges in the advancement of vaccines to prevent and treat cancer.

MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.

Professor of physics will use US Department of Defense fellowship to study quantum science with ultracold atoms.

By fine-tuning the spin density in some materials, researchers may be able to develop new quantum sensors or quantum simulations.

Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.

The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.

The founders of MIT spinout Active Surfaces describe their thin-film solar technology and their experience winning this year’s $100K.