Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice
Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth’s climate to financial markets.
Making nuclear energy cost-competitive
Three MIT teams to explore novel ways to reduce operations and maintenance costs of advanced nuclear reactors.
Hacking Commencement
Marshalling forces from across the Institute, MIT will deliver an online celebration worthy of the Class of 2020.
Meet the MIT bilinguals: Dual materials science and music major Talia Khan
Fulbright Fellowship recipient encourages more musicologists and scientists to do interdisciplinary work with one another.
Undergraduates develop next-generation intelligence tools
UROP students explore applications in robotics, health care, language understanding, and nuclear engineering.
Search-and-rescue algorithm identifies hidden “traps” in ocean waters
Method may help quickly identify regions where objects — and missing people — may have converged.
Study finds electrical fields can throw a curveball
Particle-scale phenomenon akin to the swerving of a curveball could allow selective separation of suspended nanomaterials.
Eleven from MIT awarded 2020 Fulbright Fellowships
Graduating seniors and recent alumni will spend upcoming year abroad on Fulbright grants.
Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries
Modeling study shows battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations.
Inside the new world of online dissertation defenses
Emojis, grandmas logging in, and kudos from strangers: How MIT students have finished their PhDs during the pandemic.
The quest for practical fusion energy sources
Graduate student Erica Salazar tackles a magnetic engineering challenge.
Microsoft President Brad Smith talks data, Covid-19, and a potential “digital 9/11”
Smith spoke with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus as part of a special series co-presented by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Study unveils details of how a widely used catalyst splits water
“Gold standard” material for generating oxygen from water divulges its molecular mechanisms.
Making tissue stretchable, compressible, and nearly indestructible
Chemical process called ELAST allows labeling probes to infuse more quickly, and makes samples tough enough for repeated handling.
Machine-learning tool could help develop tougher materials
Engineers develop a rapid screening system to test fracture resistance in billions of potential materials.