Gift from the Leinweber Foundation, in addition to a $5 million commitment from the School of Science, will drive discovery, collaboration, and the next generation of physics leaders.

These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes, or ships.

The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.

MIT researchers developed a new model of memory that includes critical contributions from astrocytes, a class of brain cells.

A large impact could have briefly amplified the moon’s weak magnetic field, creating a momentary spike that was recorded in some lunar rocks.

Led by Assistant Professor Richard Teague, a team of international astronomers has released a collection of papers and public data furthering our understanding of planet formation.

The “one-of-a-kind” phenomenon was observed in ordinary graphite.

MIT researchers’ new membrane separates different types of fuel based on their molecular size, eliminating the need for energy-intensive crude oil distillation.

Ground-level ozone in North America and Western Europe may become less sensitive to cutting NOx emissions. The opposite may occur in Northeast Asia.

This new machine-learning model can match corresponding audio and visual data, which could someday help robots interact in the real world.