Many baby foods contain toxic metals

The most popular items in the baby food aisle share a concerning ingredient: They likely contain toxic metals.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Many baby foods contain toxic metals

The most popular items in the baby food aisle share a concerning ingredient: They likely contain toxic metals.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min


Toward new, computationally designed cybersteels

With a grant from the Office of Naval Research, MIT researchers aim to design novel high-performance steels, with potential applications including printed aircraft components and ship hulls.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Feb. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions that make gold, uranium and other heavy metals

Gamma-ray bursts occur when a massive star explodes or when two neutron stars merge. A newly discovered burst has puzzled astronomers, as it lasted much longer than astronomers would have expected.

Simone Dichiara, Assistant Research Professor of Astrophysics, Penn State • conversation
Dec. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Tin from shipwreck reveals surprising trade network

Findings from the 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal a complex trade network involving communities of highlander pastoralists.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 1, 2022 ~11 min

Engineers bring MRI contrast agents into better view

Engineers are starting to understand exactly what goes on when doctors pump contrast agents into your body for an MRI scan.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Sulfuric acid: the next resource crisis that could stifle green tech and threaten food security

A key ingredient for a green future is currently derived from fossil fuels.

Simon Day, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction, UCL • conversation
Aug. 23, 2022 ~7 min

To cut emissions, give microbes more copper?

When wetland microbes don't get the copper they need, the result may have consequences for the environment.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
June 22, 2022 ~8 min


Eco-friendly tech comes with its own environmental costs: that's why it's vital to cut energy demand now

Solar panels and electric cars come with their own environmental trade-offs like increased mining and extraction.

Timothy Laing, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Brighton • conversation
June 16, 2022 ~6 min

Researchers unveil a secret of stronger metals

Study shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 20, 2022 ~7 min

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