From delayed deceleration to Zooming
Jacqueline Thomas PhD ’20 recounts her final academic year at MIT, from once-in-a-lifetime field work to a virtual thesis defense.
Team 2020 charts a course for MIT
Report outlines the thinking behind five proposed options for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Newly observed phenomenon could lead to new quantum devices
Exotic states called Kohn anomalies could offer clues to why some materials have the electronic properties they do.
Seven from MIT win 2020 Hertz Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”
A layered approach to safety
Using 3D fabrication, researchers develop novel nuclear materials that optimize both accident tolerance and performance.
Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency
Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2020-21
Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Photorealistic simulator made MIT robot racing competition a live online experience
Teaching assistants in Robotics: Science and Systems pulled out all the stops to help engineering students race across the finish line this spring.
Learning the ropes and throwing lifelines
PhD student Geeticka Chauhan draws on her experiences as an international student to strengthen the bonds of her MIT community.
MIT and Biogen launch virtual learning lab for underrepresented high school students
Online learning program combines lab simulations and mentoring experiences focused on biotechnology and neurological diseases.
Professor Emeritus Michael Athans, pioneer in control theory, dies at 83
Longtime professor of electrical engineering was also a transformative director of the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decisions Systems.
Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
The design could advance the development of small, portable AI devices.
Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells
New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.
MIT startup wraps food in silk for better shelf life
Cambridge Crops develops an edible, imperceptible coating that might replace plastic packaging to preserve meats and produce.
If transistors can’t get smaller, then coders have to get smarter
MIT CSAIL researchers say improving computing technology after Moore's Law will require more efficient software, new algorithms, and specialized hardware.