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NASA announces the addition of its newest virtual institute to advance the field of small spacecraft systems. The Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI), hosted at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, will…

For visitors to Iceland, Reykjanes Peninsula is a place known for its diverse landscape. For scientists working on green energy alternatives, it has special significance as a 'geopark' known not only for its diversity but for its geothermal…

Author: Daisy Stapley-Bunten Technology to take you away from technology – sound a little paradoxical? Fashion has made accessories out of technology, hybridizing medical wearables with personal data tracking. Replacing one piece of…

Researchers from MIT, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital have joined forces in an ambitious new project to use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to evaluate the health of fetuses. Typically, fetal development…

Flooring can be made from any number of sustainable materials, making it, generally, an eco-friendly feature in homes and businesses alike. Now, however, flooring could be even more "green," thanks to an inexpensive, simple method…

Try to imagine what the world will look like if human-caused carbon-dioxide emissions aren’t curbed. If your imagination and scientific knowledge can’t take you there, virtual reality can. The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a free…

When a truck rumbles by a building, vibrations can travel up to the structure’s roof and down again, generating transient tremors through the intervening floors and beams. Now researchers at MIT have developed a computational model…

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling appetite and feeding behavior. In a study of mice, the researchers found that activating these cells stimulates overeating, and…