Gel cushion used to elevate polyps during endoscopy could reduce the risk of tearing the colon lining.

MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

When time matters in hospitals, automated system can detect an early biomarker for the potentially life-threatening condition.

New MIT system of contracting fibers could be a boon for biomedical devices and robotics.

Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications.

Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.

Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.

Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devices.

Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way.

Researchers have found a simple formula that could be useful for air purification, space propulsion, and molecular analyses.