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Still, developing space propulsion using reactors has been slow going. The US has started—and terminated—several programs looking into it over…

There are regulatory hurdles too. The FDA approves medications to treat diseases, not to enhance wellness, says Thomas Burris, a…

There are other hurdles. Many animals communicate not just through sound but through visual cues, touch, pheromones, or a combination…

The PFAS monster is also a moving target. New compounds are still being created and used. There are more than…

Cheap and proven traffic-calming opportunities abound—from using planters to tighten intersections to lowering speed limits—but government logjams and red tape…

Then there’s the problem of manufacturing at scale. Mass production requires large quantities of defect-free sheets of ceramic-like material to…

What happened? I watched the promise of the early internet give way to the reality of its potential for abuse.…

That’s why in 2012 Stach founded LaunchX, a for-profit entrepreneurship program that helps high school students build practical skills through…

When remotely operated vehicles settle on the seafloor or dig through a sand bed, they can kick up clouds of…

During the original US missions to the moon in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts relied on radio-­frequency systems to communicate,…

Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the September/October 2026 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by Michael S. Branicky,…

The MIT Sports Lab’s origin story begins around 2010, when Anette “Peko” Hosoi, the Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering, fell…

Users can select the strips’ length and the direction and angle at which they’ll bend. They can also choose whether…

Davis and his team of researchers employ advanced data analytics to reveal a range of (beg your pardon) game-changing findings…

This type of genetic testing is possible thanks to multiple advances in technology—not just in genomics, but also in the…

Let’s talk about what balcony solar is, why it’s unique, and how new testing requirements could affect our progress toward…