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By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping faster and less wasteful.

With warmer ocean temperatures, the composition of marine plankton could shift from protein-rich to carb-heavy, a new study suggests.

New insights into metallic cracks that harm battery performance could advance the longstanding quest to develop energy-dense solid-state batteries.

Sophia Henneberg, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, is developing stellarators to harness fusion energy.

A new model shows how levels of the “atmosphere’s detergent” may rise and fall in response to climate change.

Observations suggest a major melting event at the Ross Ice Shelf was connected to atmospheric turbulence.

Madison Goldberg, the new host of the Ask MIT Climate podcast, talks about her career as a science communicator as well as ideas she thinks it’s important for climate communicators to convey.

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

At MIT, former U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns highlights climate change as an area for diplomatic engagement, while exploring areas including China's emphasis on STEM education.