The molecules, known as acenes, could be useful as organic light-emitting diodes or solar cells, among other possible applications.

A new, data-driven approach could lead to better solutions for tricky optimization problems like global package routing or power grid operation.

MIT CSAIL researchers established new connections between combinatorial and continuous optimization, which can find global solutions for complex motion-planning puzzles.

An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years.

The wearable device, designed to monitor bladder and kidney health, could be adapted for earlier diagnosis of cancers deep within the body.

With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.

Computer vision enables contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-performance materials they couldn’t use before.

Thin flakes of graphite can be tuned to exhibit three important properties.

The team’s new algorithm finds failures and fixes in all sorts of autonomous systems, from drone teams to power grids.

People of a remote Amazonian society who learned Spanish as a second language began to interpret colors in a new way, an MIT study has found.