Addressing Africa's sustainable development
Researchers and experts attend African Sustainable Development Conference at MIT.
MIT reshapes itself to shape the future
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.
Prior Art Archive aims to improve patent process
New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents.
Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt.
From security to systems: J-WAFS name change reflects its breadth and impact
Emphasizing the scope and interdisciplinary mission on which it was founded, J-WAFS has a new name: the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.
MIT Press, Media Lab launch Knowledge Futures Group
First-of-its kind collaboration will leverage the web’s power to create open, community-sourced access to knowledge.
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers
Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.
John de Monchaux, former dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, dies at 81
Architect and planner remembered as a man who brought people together through a combination of wisdom, optimism, and charm.
MIT team digitizes historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu
What if we could immerse ourselves in this UNESCO World Heritage Site through virtual reality or use augmented reality to interact with its 3-D site map?
Scientists alter membrane proteins to make them easier to study
By making hydrophobic sections water-soluble, researchers hope to learn more about protein structures.
MIT-SenseTime Alliance funds projects from all five schools
Interdisciplinary work will advance research in human and machine intelligence.
Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier
In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver.
Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action
Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.