The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is among 13 research universities and three organizations suing the National Science Foundation (NSF), after the agency’s efforts to slash indirect costs at ...

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a passive cooling tech that could revolutionize how we keep things cold. The new tech, which relies on a three-layer design, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally altering the landscape of scientific discovery, marking a significant step towards the development of artificial superintelligence (ASI). A new study from ...

In their pursuit of science and discovery, the few female scientists at MIT in the late 20th century found themselves faced with hurdles related to their gender, rather than their research. So they ...

Scientists at MIT have developed a type of soundproof sheet that can not only cancel or block the sound, but it will even reflect the sound back at the maker. This new development could prove ...

At MIT, doctoral student Palak Patel is harnessing nanotechnology to solve the most daunting ...