MIT engineers developed a tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake. The key is in the glue on the back of the tag.

A plastic microfluidic chip can remove some risky cells that could potentially become tumors before they are implanted in a patient.

Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.

People who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are more than 1.5 times more likely to begin using them and less likely to quit.

State-of-the-art toolset will bridge academic innovations and industry pathways to scale for semiconductors, microelectronics, and other critical technologies.

The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices’ brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers.

A system designed at MIT could allow sensors to operate in remote settings, without batteries.

A surprising number of new consumer tech products promise to improve air quality.

Lightweight and inexpensive, miniaturized mass filters are a key step toward portable mass spectrometers that could identify unknown chemicals in remote settings.

Swallowing the device before a meal could create a sense of fullness, tricking the brain into thinking it’s time to stop eating.