Weak links make strong polymers
Chemists from MIT and Duke University have discovered a counterintuitive way to make polymers stronger.…
Diaper genius
By infusing a salt into a material used in disposable diapers, MIT engineers have synthesized…
Smart sutures for better healing
Inspired by a technology developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed “smart” sutures…
Large language models may speed drug discovery
Computational models have been a major time saver when it comes to predicting which protein…
The beautiful complexity of the US radio spectrum
Somewhere above you right now, a plane is broadcasting its coordinates on 1090 megahertz. A…
How culture drives foul play on the internet, and how new “upcode” can protect us
The world of online misdeeds is an eerie biome, crawling with Bored Apes, Fancy Bears,…
Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer
In Miami, extreme heat is a deadly concern. Rising temperatures now kill more people than…
A cell that does it all
From “The Troubled Hunt for the Ultimate Cell” (1998), by Antonio Regalado: “If awards were…
The fascinating evolution of typing Chinese characters
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in…
The Download: introducing the Ethics issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…