Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report.

These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment.

Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill provides an update on MIT’s newest incoming class.

Professor Ellen Roche is creating the next generation of medical devices to help repair hearts, lungs, and other tissues.

The first comprehensive model of rotor aerodynamics could improve the way turbine blades and wind farms are designed and how wind turbines are controlled.

“Empathy and respect are central values here,” Kornbluth tells MIT’s newest students and their families at the President’s Convocation.

President Emeritus L. Rafael Reif makes the case that “the best way to compete with China — and to generate good jobs for our citizens — is to invent new technologies for the nation’s economic and national security, and develop and manufacture them here. Universities play a central role in any such future.”

A new database of AI risks has been developed by MIT researchers in an effort to help guide organizations as they begin using AI technologies.

Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium of Falmouth, Massachusetts, has unveiled a new candy named “Dr. Bob’s Dark Chocolate Maple Syrup Cream” — inspired by Professor Bob Langer’s love of maple.

MIT Innovation Fellow Brian Deese proposes a Clean Energy Marshall Plan to combat climate change and renew U.S. leadership on a global stage, arguing this can be done in a way that promotes U.S. interests and supports aligned countries.