MIT researchers have designed a printable aluminum alloy that’s five times stronger than cast aluminum and holds up at extreme temperatures. Machine learning helped them zero in on the ideal recipe in ...

MIT scientists uncovered direct evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by observing a distinctive V-shaped energy gap. The discovery hints that electron pairing in this ...

Ten high school teachers spent a week at MIT in July designing and making Frankensteel, a self-healing material inspired by the villain in the Terminator 2 movie. Next up: they aim to recreate the ...

Forward-looking: MIT scientists seeking breakthroughs in nuclear materials have made an unexpected discovery with major implications for microelectronics: they found they could use an X-ray beam not ...

Forward-looking: A new chapter in materials science is unfolding at MIT, where researchers have developed a fully autonomous robotic system designed to accelerate the search for advanced ...

For centuries, engineers and historians have puzzled over one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. Why have Roman buildings survived earthquakes, storms and nearly two millennia of wear ...