Study assesses seizure risk from stimulating the thalamus

In animal models, even low stimulation currents can sometimes still cause electrographic seizures, researchers found.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 ~5 min

Atoms on the edge

Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic “edge state.”

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 ~7 min


New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water

Membranes based on natural silk and cellulose can remove many contaminants, including “forever chemicals” and heavy metals.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Nanostructures enable on-chip lightwave-electronic frequency mixer

Lightwave electronics aim to integrate optical and electronic systems at incredibly high speeds, leveraging the ultrafast oscillations of light fields.

Research Laboratory of Electronics • mit
Sept. 4, 2024 ~7 min

A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations

A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 28, 2024 ~7 min

Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough

A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 23, 2024 ~9 min

Toward a code-breaking quantum computer

Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 23, 2024 ~8 min

MIT engineers’ new theory could improve the design and operation of wind farms

The first comprehensive model of rotor aerodynamics could improve the way turbine blades and wind farms are designed and how wind turbines are controlled.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Aug. 21, 2024 ~10 min


More durable metals for fusion power reactors

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 19, 2024 ~12 min

MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 15, 2024 ~5 min

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