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How J-PAL thinks globally and acts locally
Can an antipoverty program work in different settings? New report presents a user’s guide to a tough issue.
June 28, 2017Featured -
Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
June 27, 2017 -
Q&A: Running a company in an era of “crazy technological progress”
New book by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson surveys tech’s challenges for business.
June 27, 2017 -
Is the Pax Americana truly peaceful?
MIT historian John Dower’s latest book decries the militarism of the postwar years.
June 27, 2017 -
STEX event showcases innovations in fitness technology and science
Entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry experts build connections at workshop.
June 26, 2017 -
New tool offers snapshots of neuron activity
FLARE technique can reveal which cells respond during different tasks.
June 26, 2017Featured -
Uncovering art under MIT
Collaborative student mural project beautifies Institute tunnels.
June 25, 2017Featured -
Anantha Chandrakasan named dean of School of Engineering
Head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will succeed Ian Waitz.
June 23, 2017 -
Microbe generates extraordinarily diverse array of peptides
In marine bacteria, evolution of new specialized molecules follows a previously unknown path.
June 22, 2017 -
Illuminating the developing world’s “invisible” consumers
Texting-based surveys capture purchasing and behavior data from people living in remote areas.
June 21, 2017 -
Origami anything
New algorithm generates practical paper-folding patterns to produce any 3-D structure.
June 21, 2017 -
MIT files rezoning petition for Volpe site
Submittal of mixed-use proposal launches public hearing process.
June 21, 2017Featured -
New technique makes brain scans better
Boosting quality of patient MRIs could enable large-scale studies of stroke outcome.
June 20, 2017Featured -
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
June 20, 2017Featured -
MIT’s first MicroMasters learners earn credentials
More than 1,100 learners finish online course series; 622 pass final exam that offers opportunity to apply for hybrid master’s.
June 20, 2017 -
MIT President Reif attends White House technology meeting
Conference convened by the White House Office of American Innovation includes leading corporate CEOs and other technology leaders.
June 19, 2017 -
How cells combat chromosome imbalance
Biologists discover the immune system can eliminate cells with too many or too few chromosomes.
June 19, 2017 -
Space junk: The cluttered frontier
New laser technique identifies the makeup of space debris, from painted shards to Teflon.
June 19, 2017 -
AFFOA launches state-of-the-art facility for prototyping advanced fabrics
New center for development of high-tech fibers and fabrics opens headquarters, unveils two products ready for commercialization.
June 19, 2017Featured -
Toward optical quantum computing
Prototype device enables photon-photon interactions at room temperature.
June 16, 2017 -
Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
June 16, 2017 -
Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
Startup’s novel aluminum batteries increase the range of UUVs tenfold.
June 15, 2017 -
Testing the metrics
MIT researchers refine yardstick for measuring schools and teachers.
June 14, 2017 -
Microfluidics for the masses
New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
June 13, 2017 -
Peatlands, already dwindling, could face further losses
Climate change could damage the fragile zones, causing major carbon emissions.
June 12, 2017 -
New system allows optical “deep learning”
Neural networks could be implemented more quickly using new photonic technology.
June 12, 2017 -
Socioeconomic background linked to reading improvement
Dyslexic children from lower-income families benefit more from summer reading intervention.
June 11, 2017 -
Tim Cook to MIT grads: “How will you serve humanity?”
Apple CEO urges graduating class to “work toward something greater than yourself.”
June 9, 2017Featured -
President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the Class of 2017
"One of today’s great challenges is how to help society navigate the unintended impact of technology itself," Reif tells more than 2,800 new graduates.
June 9, 2017 -
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, four life members
Term members will each serve two or five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
June 8, 2017 -
Lisa Su urges doctoral graduates to “dream big” and “change the world”
At hooding ceremony, Advanced Micro Devices CEO says MIT “taught me how to think.”
June 8, 2017 -
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2017-18
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
June 8, 2017