Engineers enlist AI to help scale up advanced solar cell manufacturing
Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
Computing our climate future
To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch.
Embracing ancient materials and 21st-century challenges
An early interest in archaeology led senior Sophia Mittman to explore many facets of materials science, from restoring artwork to making mining more sustainable.
MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants
The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.
Driving a human-machine collaboration
In MIT Mobility Forum talk, experts discuss a future for vehicle automation that lets technology and drivers interact.
Manipulating the future
A new robotic manipulation course provides a broad survey of state-of-the-art robotics, equipping students to identify and solve the field’s biggest problems.
MIT announces five flagship projects in first-ever Climate Grand Challenges competition
The portfolio of multiyear projects focuses on delivering breakthrough solutions.
Finding the questions that guide MIT fusion research
After four decades at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Deputy Director Martin Greenwald embodies a brief history of fusion at MIT.
New tool reveals how immune cells find their targets
MIT biological engineers have developed a simple way to identify B or T cells that interact with viral or bacterial proteins.
Leveraging science and technology against the world’s top problems
From nuclear proliferation to climate change, Richard K. Lester taps research talent to map a path toward a sustainable planet.
Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on using data and science to forecast climate-related risk
Faculty leaders highlight innovations that can close longstanding knowledge gaps and reimagine how the world responds to the climate crisis.
MIT to name Building 12, home of MIT.nano, in honor of Lisa Su
Su is the first MIT alumna to make a gift for a building that will bear her own name.
Emery Brown earns American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Pierre Galletti Award
AIMBE's highest honor recognizes MIT professor's contributions to neural signal processing, anesthesiology advances.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2022
The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas.