Study of facial bacteria could lead to probiotics that promote healthy skin

During the early teen years, many new strains of C. acnes colonize the skin on our faces. This could be an optimal time for probiotic treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 1, 2025 ~9 min

Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?

Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 29, 2025 ~8 min


Designing a new way to optimize complex coordinated systems

Using diagrams to represent interactions in multipart systems can provide a faster way to design software improvements.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
April 24, 2025 ~10 min

A faster way to solve complex planning problems

By eliminating redundant computations, a new data-driven method can streamline processes like scheduling trains, routing delivery drivers, or assigning airline crews.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 16, 2025 ~8 min

For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming

Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 31, 2025 ~7 min

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
March 26, 2025 ~6 min

Study: Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission

The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection’s spread.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 10, 2025 ~10 min

Sometimes, when competitors collaborate, everybody wins

Engineers developed a planning tool that can help independent entities decide when they should invest in joint projects.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 27, 2025 ~8 min


High-speed videos show what happens when a droplet splashes into a pool

Findings may help predict how rain and irrigation systems launch particles and pathogens from watery surfaces, with implications for industry, agriculture, and public health.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 21, 2025 ~8 min

3 Questions: Exploring the limits of carbon sequestration

Assistant Professor César Terrer discusses pioneering volcano research to track carbon dynamics in tropical forests.

Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Feb. 20, 2025 ~5 min

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