Scientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat to create a ‘day in the life’ montage.

Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.

Discovery that some seizures arise in glial cells could offer new targets for epilepsy treatment.

Study: People willing to pay more for running water report much higher levels of happiness when they have it.

At 4:15 p.m. today, MIT President L. Rafael Reif emailed the following message to the MIT community.

New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.

Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.

Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.

A new algorithm for message dissemination in decentralized networks is faster than its predecessors but, unlike them, guarantees delivery.

Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes.