January 26, 2021 
Melanin-like compounds can be precisely designed and arranged to colour materials using a mechanism similar to that found in a peacock’s feathers. Chemist Michinari Kohri of Chiba University in Japan reviewed the latest research on these ‘melanin-mimetic…
BY Jennifer Chu CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(MIT News Office )-- The elusive axion particle is many times lighter than an electron, with properties that barely make an impression on ordinary matter. As such, the ghost-like particle is a…
BY Ayesha Renyard Glaciar Perito Moreno, El Calafate, Argentina For many years, the ocean helped us mitigate the early effects of human emissions by absorbing greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and heat, from the atmosphere.…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MIT News) -- It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it … you get the point. It’s a decades-long process. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García…
ESA—Dark clouds, the smell of rain on a hot sidewalk, the flashes of intense light followed by a loud crackling and then a low, rolling thunder – who doesn’t love a good summer thunderstorm. We’ve…
Accurate measurements of crystalline deformation should help engineer stronger components for more energy-efficient turbines. Metals containing niobium silicide are promising materials that can withstand high temperatures and improve efficiency of gas turbines in power plants…