New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated.

Technique might enable advances in display screens, solar cells, or other devices.

Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.

Test analyzing cells’ ability to fix different kinds of broken DNA could help doctors predict cancer risk.

Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA.

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that’s key to shifting our focus from one object to another.

Killian Award recipient Stephen Lippard describes his work on platinum-based chemotherapy agents

Chemists devise a new way to manufacture peptide drugs, which hold promise for treating many diseases.

A new robotic fish can change direction almost as rapidly as a real fish.

New technique developed at MIT produces highly selective filter materials, could lead to more efficient desalination.

Topological insulators could exist in six new types not seen before.

Scientists discover extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes

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

New approach to use of 2-D carbon material opens up unexpected properties, could unleash new uses

Looking for better materials for solar cells, LEDs, and other technology, one molecule at a time