Jennifer Chu

Greenhouse emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate there, according to new MIT research.

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen’s survival when it’s exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies that simultaneously treat infection and prevent transmission.

An MIT-led study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

Three MIT payloads — the AstroAnt microrover, a camera, and the HUMANs disc — are set to land on the moon via the Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission, as a step toward establishing a permanent base in the south polar region.

MIT researchers produced high-speed videos that show exactly what happens when a droplet splashes into a pool. The findings may help researchers predict how rainfall and irrigation systems spread particles and pathogens into the air.

After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices — like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters — could restore electricity or relieve stress on the grid, MIT engineers find.

Using the LIGO detectors, MIT Associate Professor Salvatore Vitale is searching for new sources of gravitational waves to uncover cosmic phenomena beyond what light alone can reveal.

MIT engineers developed an adhesive derived from mucus and the glue produced by mussels. The material presents the buildup of bacteria while keeping its sticky hold, even on wet surfaces, and could be useful in biomedical applications.

Andrew Babbin is an MIT oceanographer and marine biogeochemist who studies marine microbes and how they control nitrogen cycling between the ocean and atmosphere. This exchange helps maintain healthy ocean ecosystems and supports the ocean’s capacity to store carbon.

Physicists measured how readily a current of electron pairs flows through “magic-angle” graphene, a major step toward understanding how this unusual material superconducts.