Research

Cambridge Dictionary names ‘Hallucinate’ Word of the Year 2023

Nov 15, 2023

The Cambridge Dictionary – the world’s most popular online dictionary for learners of English – has updated its definition of...

Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time

Nov 15, 2023

Now, physicists at MIT have successfully trapped electrons in a pure crystal. The electrons’ trapped state is possible thanks to...

MIT engineers are on a failure-finding mission

Nov 15, 2023

As these autonomous systems grow in complexity and ubiquity, so too could the ways in which they fail. Now, MIT...

Meet the 2023 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Nov 15, 2023

In 2023, 11 faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Megan Black is...

COVID-19 showed the importance of genomic surveillance – we need it to help fight antimicrobial resistance

Nov 15, 2023

“When the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, we showed how powerful a tool genomic surveillance could be in...

UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth extraction

Nov 15, 2023

The largest reductions were in children aged up to nine years old. To address this, the researchers analysed hospital admissions...

‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets

Nov 15, 2023

In order to deliver organic material, comets need to be travelling relatively slowly – at speeds below 15 kilometres per...

How do temperature extremes influence the distribution of species?

Nov 15, 2023

To find out, the researchers tested the role of temperature as a factor that could limit a species’ potential habitat...

Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?

Nov 15, 2023

Can AI nip tree disease in the bud? Global trade, tourism and other forms of human movement are accelerating the...

Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween

Nov 15, 2023

Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween Science, Health & TechnologyIf you’re looking for a horror...