U.S. News ranks MIT seventh overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Inflatable antennae could give CubeSats greater reach
Design inflates with a powder that turns into gas.
Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.
New MIT study finds vehicle emissions are the biggest contributor to these premature deaths.
Building stronger multifunctional composites
Carbon nanotube deicing technologies developed at MIT could be in flight tests as early as next year.
NASA discusses next manned spacecraft with visiting high school students
Participants in Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science, Women's Technology Program, and Interphase Edge hear insiders' perspective on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Daniel Hastings named director of SMART
Former dean of undergraduate education will lead joint Singapore-MIT center starting in January.
New algorithm finds best routes for one-way car sharing
The most efficient car-sharing, researchers find, also includes shuttle services.
AeroAstro team awarded funds for DiaMonD Center
Multi-institutional center will address applied mathematics challenges in modeling and simulation for complex problems
How computers can learn better
With a recently released programming framework, researchers show that a new machine-learning algorithm outperforms its predecessors.
Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.
MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator announces 2013 student teams
Startup accelerator includes eight MIT student teams as well as teams from six international universities.
New research could let vehicles, robots collaborate with humans
Researchers are developing systems that can analyze people’s needs to determine the best way to achieve their goals.
A mighty wind
Thrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.