Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study, MIT chemical engineers have harnessed artificial ...

Researchers at McGill University have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy. The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn ...

New research on heart rate variability suggests that composure isn’t a personality trait. It’s a physiological skill the nervous system can train—one that may determine who thrives when the stakes are ...

Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers.

Learn how monopolies maximize profits by equating marginal cost and revenue. Discover the economic principles guiding price and output decisions in monopoly markets.

Pour a cup of coffee and jump into the conversation. Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith tee up the hot topics of the day, whether it’s tariffs, traffic, the Bears or “The Bear”, and ask what you think.