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MIT and Tufts University researchers found silk is good for more than clothes, cool furniture, or bulletproof vests. They found a way to extract tiny silk building blocks, called nanofibrils, that vastly improve filtration...

Harnessing the force of gravity, researchers at MIT have designed a new liquid battery that functions similarly to an hourglass. the gravity-powered liquid battery at MIT could be groundbreaking in its simplicity, efficiency...

What if our carbon emissions could actually minimize our carbon footprint? Chemical engineers from MIT have made an exciting discovery that could change the way we approach emissions: they’ve figured out how to transform...

Idling cars create unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, so common sense indicates that less time sitting in traffic would lead to a cleaner world. A new study by researchers at MIT shows how reprogramming traffic signals...

Is your favorite smell the smell of new rain? For many, that earthy smell, reminiscent of the first days of spring or putting your hands in newly-turned soil, is their smell of choice...

A shocking statistic recently released by MIT scientists predicts that Monsanto's Roundup weed killer will cause one out of every two children born in the United States to be diagnosed with autism by the year 2025...

Scientists at MIT have genetically engineered a soil bacteria that can create fuel for cars. The bioengineered Ralstonia eutropha converts carbon into isobutanol—an alcohol that can replace or blend with gasoline used by...

Would seeing exactly where our trash goes change our consumer habits? That’s what a team of MIT researchers set to find out with Project Trash Track...