MIT engineers developed a thumb-sized hopping robot designed for search and rescue that leaps over obstacles and carries heavy payloads, potentially enhancing navigation in disaster-hit areas.

Colossal Biosciences claims the birth of two dire wolves, marking a de-extinction milestone using CRISPR. Critics and ethicists question the authenticity of such efforts, debating the ecological and ethical implications.

The Apache helmet, designed by MIT alumnus Kodiak Brush, is the top-performing safety helmet per Virginia Tech testing and aims to reduce concussion risks in football.

MIT partners with GE Vernova in a $50 million effort to advance sustainable energy, focusing on decarbonization, energy storage, and renewable energy solutions.

MIT CSAIL develops Tactile Vega-Lite, a system to create tactile charts for blind and low-vision individuals, simplifying the design process and adhering to accessibility guidelines.

MIT engineers developed a coating for pesticide droplets to stick to leaves, reducing environmental pollution and cutting farmers' costs. The technology, which aids in precise application, could significantly decrease chemical use in agriculture.

MIT researchers have developed a way to control starfish egg cells' movement and shape using optogenetics, a technique that modifies cells to respond to light.

MIT engineers developed a method for sustained drug release from a single injection, which could last for months or years, offering an alternative to frequent injections, with applications in contraception and various medical treatments.

MIT and NVIDIA researchers develop "HART," an AI tool for fast, high-quality image generation, combining diffusion and autoregressive models to enhance speed and detail.

MIT's Daniel Suess researches ancient enzymes to address modern energy and climate issues, exploring elemental electron transfer for implications in carbon capture and alternative fuels.

MIT researchers have developed a new "somewhat homomorphic" encryption method that allows limited computations on encrypted data without decryption, promising to improve cloud data security.

MIT engineers have developed a new method to create artificial muscle tissues, enabling soft robots with increased flexibility and potential applications in tight-space navigation and medical treatments.

Research suggests that 40Hz gamma frequency stimulation may be beneficial for brain health and could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease, with positive outcomes observed in initial animal and human studies.