Researchers in Japan say they have found a way to recycle coloured plastics without losing quality — a breakthrough that could help tackle growing waste problems. Packaging often uses bright colours to attract buyers, but…
To combat false news, correct after reading
By Peter Dizikes | CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MIT News office)-- The battle to stop false news and online misinformation is not going to end any time soon, but a new finding from MIT scholars may help ease…
BASE opens up new possibilities in the search…
Geneva— The Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) at CERN’s Antimatter Factory has set new limits on the existence of axion-like particles, and how easily those in a narrow mass range around 2.97 neV could turn into photons, the particles…
First Time:Electrons Caught Flowing like Water
We often speak of electrons “flowing” through materials, but in fact, they do not normally move like a liquid. Such “hydrodynamic” electron flow had been predicted, though, and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers recently managed,…
New design could speed reaction rates in electrochemical…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MIT News Office)-- Systems for capturing and converting carbon dioxide from power plant emissions could be important tools for curbing climate change, but most are relatively inefficient and expensive. Now, researchers at MIT have…