MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date

Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 12, 2019 ~7 min

Big questions: What does the universe look like?

What does the universe look like? Get the answer to this and other spacey questions straight from the experts in this video.

Drew Sykes-NC State • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~1 min


Spaceflight affects gut bacteria the same way every time

Following a study of astronaut twins and their gut bacteria, reserchers have found that spaceflight affects the microbiome in a consistent way.

Northwestern U. • futurity
Sept. 3, 2019 ~7 min

Graduate student lands lunar samples to learn how moon was formed

A fourth-year graduate student in the lab of Professor of Geochemistry Stein Jacobsen, Yaray Ku is working on a project aimed at understanding how the moon formed, and to do it, she’s working with actual lunar samples.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Aug. 20, 2019 ~5 min

How human waste will help feed Mars astronauts

A long-term trip to Mars will require new ways to make food and water. In this podcast episode, an expert explains the trip and why human waste will be key.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~1 min

Behind the scenes of the Apollo mission at MIT

From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, the Institute was a vital part of history.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2019 ~15 min

Spotting objects amid clutter

New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 19, 2019 ~9 min

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

A new tool for predicting a person’s movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 10, 2019 ~8 min


Pantry ingredients can help grow carbon nanotubes

Study finds baking soda, detergent, and table salt — all rich in sodium — are effective catalysts.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 28, 2019 ~7 min

Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation

Autonomous control system “learns” to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 22, 2019 ~7 min

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