Catching some rays — lots of them
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
Testing unbuilt chips
A new software-simulation system promises much more accurate evaluation of promising — but potentially fault-ridden — multicore-chip designs.
Scott Aaronson wins NSF’s Alan T. Waterman Award
National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award will help fuel CSAIL researcher’s work.
Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line
New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.
Transistors promise more powerful logic, more logical power
Research could affect U.S. manufacturing indirectly, by helping introduce products difficult to build elsewhere, and directly, by reducing production costs.
The helper
Senior puts engineering skills, desire to serve toward improving the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer
Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Preventing contamination in recycling
New study examines ways to prevent accumulation of impurities in recycling aluminum.
First course offered by MITx begins
More than 90,000 people have registered for 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
In the World: How rainwater can meet clean-water needs
Rainfall can provide an alternative to polluted groundwater in developing countries, but systems are needed to keep it clean.
Robert Whitman, longtime CEE professor, dies at 84
World-renowned geotechnical engineer and earthquake expert worked at MIT for more than 40 years.
They’re mastering manufacturing
A distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production.