Professor Danna Freedman receives 2022 MacArthur Fellowship
MIT chemist designs novel molecules that could be used for quantum sensing and communication; visiting scholar Moriba Jah is also awarded, for work on space sustainability.
MIT chemist designs novel molecules that could be used for quantum sensing and communication; visiting scholar Moriba Jah is also awarded, for work on space sustainability.
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows Seager and others on their search for extraterrestrial life; three other nominated films feature MIT affiliates.
Researchers created a system that lets robots effectively use grasped tools with the correct amount of force.
Honor recognizes top graduate students on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere.
Joy Dunn ’08 helps solve the world’s greatest climate challenges while creating an open and equitable working environment.
Aeronautics and astronautics PhD candidate George Lordos develops technologies to enable life on Mars.
The distinguished professor of aeronautics and astronautics will continue to champion diversity in engineering in the new role.
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars will enhance and enrich the MIT community through engagement with students and faculty.
BART and MARGE will reliably produce, store, and distribute 50 tons of rocket fuel per year on the surface of Mars.
MIT scientists unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles.
Earning the top spot for the 11th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
A state-of-the-art facility replaces a nearly 80-year-old campus landmark to become the most advanced wind tunnel in U.S. academia.
Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.
A new technique can safely guide an autonomous robot without knowledge of its environmental conditions or the size, shape, or location of obstacles it might encounter.