Catalysts do several surprising things to assist with daily life -- from bread making to turning raw materials into fuels more efficiently. Now, researchers have developed a way to speed up the ...

Blend creativity with science, engineering and math through interactive projects and digital art in this free workshop.

A new study has unravelled the hidden mechanics of how earthquakes ignite, shedding light on the mysterious transition from quiet, creeping motion to the violent ruptures that shake the Earth. Using ...

When a spider is spinning its web, its silk starts out as liquid and quickly turns into a solid that is, pound for pound, sturdier than steel. They manage to create these impressive materials at room ...

Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate ...

The program performed 144 projects aimed at developing procedures and drugs that could be used during interrogations. The ...

Many hands have been wrung over Yellowstone National Park's supervolcano, which has the power to deliver global catastrophe ...

The elegant simplicity of folding paper has inspired researchers to explore the possibility of replicating this flexibility ...

Four MIT faculty members are among 23 world-class researchers who have been awarded the nation's highest honors for scientists and innovators, the ...

On a recent school day, pupils were watching a ship navigating the ice-filled sea on tablet computers during a comprehensive ...

This research introduces a high-performance self-charging energy storage device, utilizing transition metal-based materials for efficient solar energy storage. Back in the early days of his college ...