Janabel Xia: Algorithms, dance rhythms, and the drive to succeed
When the senior isn’t using mathematical and computational methods to boost driverless vehicles and fairer voting, she performs with MIT’s many dance groups to keep her on track.
When the senior isn’t using mathematical and computational methods to boost driverless vehicles and fairer voting, she performs with MIT’s many dance groups to keep her on track.
The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time.
Senior Hanjun Lee planned to pursue chemistry at MIT. A course in genetics changed that.
The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
The MIT physicist is honored for pioneering work in photonics that helped to advance tools for telecommunications and biomedicine.
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history.
Guoping Feng, Piotr Indyk, Daniel Kleitman, Daniela Rus, Senthil Todadri, and nine alumni are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research.
The new world is the second-lightest planet discovered to date.
Three stars circling the Milky Way’s halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago.
The fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, founded by MIT professors and former postdocs, has turned the promise of RNAi research into a new class of powerful therapies.
The new technique could enable detailed studies of how brain cells develop and communicate with each other.
The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.