Can control theory make software better?
Techniques used to ensure that airplanes won’t stall out in flight could be adapted to prove that computer programs won’t divide by zero.
AEE and the MIT-IPC convene executive forum series to spur adoption of advanced energy
First session brought together advanced energy and utility executives to address challenges to rapid adoption of innovative energy technologies.
Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Honored for inventing the World Wide Web
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Better buildings, better lives
Whether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.
New international fellowship to honor Charles Vest
MIT will be one of eight U.S. universities to participate.
Goldwasser and Micali win Turing Award
Team honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’
Accenture and MIT form alliance for advanced analytics solutions
New collaboration will develop tools and techniques focused on big data and decision science.
Robert C. O'Handley, former research scientist, dies at 70
Was a longtime researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
New rankings acclaim MIT’s graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT leads in seven engineering disciplines and three business fields, says U.S. News & World Report.
Making cloud computing more efficient
For database-driven applications, new software could reduce hardware requirements by 95 percent while actually improving performance.
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
Practicing medicine at the nanoscale
New approaches to drug delivery offer hope for new, more targeted treatments.