Robert Birgeneau to receive Vannevar Bush award
Former MIT physics professor and dean of science recognized by the National Science Board.
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Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2016
Prestigious honor society announces 213 new members this year.
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award
Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.
Study finds unexpected long-range particle interactions
Spinning cells could attract each other across surprisingly long distances.
Nuh Gedik: Peering into the heart of matter
MIT physicist uses laser beams to study exotic electronic phenomena at high speeds.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
April 12 symposium: Take an immersive, intellectual journey across campus
Beyond 2016: MIT’s Frontiers of the Future event offers a playful introduction to research at MIT.
Forming patches boosts bacterial life
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
3 Questions: The origin of the cosmos’ heaviest elements
Unique galaxy offers clues to the extreme conditions that yield the heavies of the periodic table.
Physicists prove energy input predicts molecular behavior
Theoretical proof could lead to more reliable nanomachines.
Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky
Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.
MITx Grant Program selects eight new innovative digital learning projects
New projects emphasize using digital methods not possible in traditional classes, leveraging research-based teaching practices, and measuring student learning.
The beginning of the end for encryption schemes?
New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable way.
Testimony: LIGO has “cracked open” a new window to the universe
MIT’s David Shoemaker testifies before Congress on the significance of LIGO.