Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87
Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering
Context is ev … well, something, anyway
MIT research uses information about how frequently objects are seen together to refine the conclusions of object recognition systems.
3 Questions: Eduardo Kausel on Chile’s massive earthquake
How stringent building codes limited damage in Chile, and why there’s cause for concern in parts of the U.S.
In Profile: Alex Slocum
Teaching and tinkering, and teaching how to tinker, are the driving forces for longtime MIT mechanical engineer
Nigel Wilson on the role of information technology in improving transit systems
Presented by Transportation@MIT
Learn 'How to Speak'
Professor Patrick Winston shares tips from his legendary IAP talk, "How to Speak."
Explained: Linear and nonlinear systems
Much scientific research across a range of disciplines tries to find linear approximations of nonlinear behaviors. But what does that mean?
Mechanical devices stamped on plastic
Microelectromechanical devices gave us the Wii and the digital movie projector. MIT researchers have found a new way to make them.
Cell-inspired electronics
By mimicking cells, MIT researcher designs electronic circuits for ultra-low-power and biomedical applications.
The power of nanofluids
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering research spotlight focuses on the work of Jacopo Buongiorno