A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful: « MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers

A new biodegradable material to replace certain microplastics: « MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads used in some health and beauty products

Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency: « This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip, opening the door to high-speed processors that can learn in real-time

X-ray flashes from nearby supermassive black hole accelerate mysteriously

Physicists Magnetize a Material with Light

MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style

Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

The largest open-source dataset of car designs, including their aerodynamics

Browsing negative content online makes mental health struggles worse: Study

Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky origins