Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably

Your washing machine is polluting the ocean.

Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

MIT researchers find that in mice and human cell cultures, lipid nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer’s.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute • mit
Dec. 15, 2023 ~7 min


Computational model captures the elusive transition states of chemical reactions

Using generative AI, MIT chemists created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 15, 2023 ~7 min

3 Questions: Darrell Irvine on making HIV vaccines more powerful

Human volunteers will soon begin receiving an HIV vaccine that contains an adjuvant developed in Irvine’s lab, which helps to boost B cell responses to the vaccine.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 12, 2023 ~5 min

Warfare ruins the environment – and not just on the front lines

War is often described as long periods of waiting punctuated by short periods of terror – for the environment, the reverse is true.

Jonathan Bridge, Reader / Associate Professor in Environmental Geoscience, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~9 min

PFAS forever chemicals found in English drinking water – why are they everywhere and what are the risks?

They have properties that make them essential for many products.

Crispin Halsall, Professor in Environmental Chemistry, Lancaster University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 ~7 min

A new way to deliver drugs more efficiently

Core-shell structures made of hydrogel could enable more efficient uptake in the body.

Department of Chemical Engineering • mit
Nov. 28, 2023 ~6 min

Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that's also extremely dangerous − here's what to know about staying safe around it

Chlorine is a widely used industrial chemical that’s frequently a factor in toxic accidents and workplace injuries. A pharmaceutical expert explains why it’s so hazardous.

Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~8 min


Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients

The new sensor measures heart and breathing rate from patients with sleep apnea and could also be used to monitor people at risk of opioid overdose.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 17, 2023 ~7 min

Flame retardant chemicals can cause serious health risks – and they only slow fire by a few seconds

Flame retardants were developed to prevent house fires and help save lives. But they come with some serious health risks.

Martin Sharkey, Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Galway • conversation
Nov. 15, 2023 ~7 min

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