Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier.

J-WAFS-funded MIT research team shows a new method of fertilizer production can better suit the needs of farms in Africa and around the globe.

New system of “strain engineering” can change a material’s optical, electrical, and thermal properties.

Microscopy technique could help researchers design safer reactor vessels or hydrogen storage tanks.

Students in the MIT Energy Initiative Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program build professional skills.

MIT researchers show how to make and drive nanoscale magnetic quasi-particles known as skyrmions for spintronic memory devices.

Innovative approach to controlling magnetism could lead to next-generation memory and logic devices.

At the Materials Day Symposium, researchers focus on tools that probe atomic structures in action to yield better designs for metals, solar cells, and polymers.

New design could greatly extend the shelf life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.

Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique.