Researchers produce first laser ultrasound images of humans
Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.
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Mechanical Engineering
The race to develop renewable energy technologies
Mechanical engineers rush to develop energy conversion and storage technologies from renewable sources such as wind, wave, solar, and thermal.
Collaborating for irrigation access solutions: Where policy and engineering meet
A J-WAFS connection brings together two MIT research teams helping to advance irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.
2.009 lights up the stage
Student projects presented at the annual MIT event range from beekeeping safety to custom cosmetics.
Fostering forward momentum
Thomas Kochan, Julie Shah, and Evelyn Wang honored by graduate students as "Committed to Caring."
Intelligent Towing Tank propels human-robot-computer research
A novel experimental facility integrates automation and active learning, illuminating a path to accelerated scientific discovery.
Schools of Science and Engineering join hands to transform learning
In 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism), students explore the practical application of electromagnetic concepts.
Understanding the impact of deep-sea mining
Mining materials from the sea floor could help secure a low-carbon future, but researchers are racing to understand the environmental effects.
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
First-years learn fundamental principles by creating
Course 2.00a (Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth) empowers first-year students to build machines early in their academic careers.
Six MIT faculty elected 2019 AAAS Fellows
Baggeroer, Flynn, Harris, Klopfer, Lauffenburger, and Leonard are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Five MIT students named 2020 Rhodes Scholars
Ali Daher, Claire Halloran, Francisca Vasconcelos, Billy Andersen Woltz, and Megan Yamoah will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Clear, conductive coating could protect advanced solar cells, touch screens
New material should be relatively easy to produce at an industrial scale, researchers say.
Lamborghini and MIT pave the way for the electric supercar of the future
MIT-Italy helps build supercharged partnerships on campus and across the globe.
Expanding education: From Africa to Cambridge and back again
Mgcini "Keith" Phuthi ’19, a native Zimbabwean, uses his experiences at MIT to develop improvements in education policy in Sierra Leone through MISTI-Africa.