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A new way to watch heat move through electronics
https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-way-watch-heat-move-through-electronics-0806
Published: August 6, 2026 04:00
MIT researchers can now precisely measure how heat moves through multilayered materials like computer chips.
Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices
Published: August 5, 2026 15:00
A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.
Scientists unveil more than 600 new tissue models of human cancer
https://news.mit.edu/2026/scientists-unveil-600-new-tissue-models-human-cancer-0805
Published: August 5, 2026 15:00
Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments.
These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly
https://news.mit.edu/2026/shiftlens-3d-printed-objects-can-tell-you-if-used-properly-0805
Published: August 5, 2026 04:00
The “ShiftLens” design and fabrication system creates objects that change their surface appearance based on user interactions, without any electronics.
Solving the solvent problem
https://news.mit.edu/2026/solving-solvent-problem-sodium-metal-batteries-0804
Published: August 4, 2026 18:50
By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.
The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise
https://news.mit.edu/2026/medical-ai-assistance-benefits-vary-based-on-user-expertise-0804
Published: August 4, 2026 09:00
Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.
Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices
https://news.mit.edu/2026/turning-molecules-into-reliable-electronic-devices-0803
Published: August 3, 2026 09:00
A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies.
Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others
https://news.mit.edu/2026/why-some-nitrogen-processing-enzymes-are-more-efficient-0730
Published: July 30, 2026 15:00
New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production.
MIT and Broad Institute researchers break diffraction barrier in super-resolution microscopy
https://news.mit.edu/2026/researchers-break-diffraction-barrier-super-resolution-microscopy-0729
Published: July 29, 2026 17:00
New U-STORM imaging technology lets scientists view molecular structures in subatomic detail — about 1,000 times clearer than traditional dyes — while making the microscope process much simpler.
MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engineers-design-recyclable-elastic-yarn-0727
Published: July 27, 2026 14:00
Melt it, spin it, use it again. This new recyclable yarn is as strong and stretchy as spandex-based yarns.
Professor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83
https://news.mit.edu/2026/dimitri-bertsekas-influential-computer-scientist-prolific-author-dies-0722
Published: July 22, 2026 17:00
Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence.
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies
https://news.mit.edu/2026/missing-matter-diffuse-puffs-surround-most-galaxies-0721
Published: July 21, 2026 15:00
An MIT-led team used bright radio bursts to illuminate a vast source of matter that was previously unaccounted for.
How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems
https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-influx-salt-may-affect-microbial-ecosystems-0717
Published: July 17, 2026 09:00
As sea levels rise and saltwater seeps into freshwater, stressed aquatic populations may retain overall growth even as diversity declines, MIT scientists find.
For energy systems that power a reliable grid, the future is all about location
https://news.mit.edu/2026/energy-systems-reliable-grid-future-is-about-location-0716
Published: July 16, 2026 09:00
MIT researchers find that where new energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges.
A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping
https://news.mit.edu/2026/turning-2d-designs-into-3d-models-for-rapid-prototyping-0716
Published: July 16, 2026 04:00
Researchers developed an automated framework that helps AI models generate CAD programs more accurately and efficiently.
3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design
https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-neural-transparency-and-future-of-ai-design-0715
Published: July 15, 2026 20:25
Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn describes a new interface that lets everyday users glimpse inside an AI's neural network before their chatbot ever says a word.