Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute found that rotating waves of brain activity help restore focus after distractions. In animal tests, these rotations predicted performance: full rotations meant ...

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

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Now, the professor is in a fight with the university over whether he can use M.I.T. money to promote a book critical of the school. By Mark Arsenault After months of student protests related to the ...

Update 5/22/23: Zelda voice actor Patricia Summersett has responded to her previous comments about Link and Zelda, saying her words were miscontrued. On Twitter, Summersett responded to an article ...