Professor of the practice Robert Liebeck, leading expert on aircraft design, dies at 87 A giant in aviation, Liebeck had taught at MIT since 2000 and was a pioneer in the famed Blended-Wing Body experimental aircraft. Read full story →
Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler. Read full story →
Why it’s critical to move beyond overly aggregated machine-learning metrics New research detects hidden evidence of mistaken correlations — and provides a method to improve accuracy. Read full story →
To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space MIT researchers tested their theory of spatial computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex. Read full story →
A new way to “paint with light” to create radiant, color-changing items “MorphoChrome,” developed at MIT, pairs software with a handheld device to make everyday objects iridescent. Read full story →
Polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn hints at the planets’ interior details New research may explain the striking differences between the two planets’ polar vortex patterns. Read full story →
