How we make moral decisions
In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
A champion of renewable energy
MIT senior Darya Guettler advocates for climate action and broader deployment of zero-carbon energy sources.
Helping companies navigate Covid-19
Professor Yossi Sheffi's latest book, “The New (Ab)Normal,” offers a key supply chain perspective on the pandemic.
Cancer researchers collaborate, target DNA damage repair pathways for cancer therapy
MIT researchers find blocking the expression of the genes XPA and MK2 enhances the tumor-shrinking effects of platinum-based chemotherapies in p53-mutated cancers.
SMART researchers receive Intra-CREATE grant for personalized medicine and cell therapy
Funds will support research on glaucoma through retinal biometrics and neural cell implantation therapy for spinal cord injury.
Anticipating heart failure with machine learning
Many health issues are tied to excess fluid in the lungs. A new algorithm can detect the severity by looking at a single X-ray.
Antarctic sea ice may not cap carbon emissions as much as previously thought
Study suggests sea ice blocks the flow of carbon both into and out of the ocean, in roughly equal measure.
3 Questions: Nancy Hopkins on improving gender equality in academia
Molecular biologist and professor emerita advocates for more inclusive science and advises how to get there.
New website features podcasts from around MIT
Learners worldwide can explore the Institute's audio landscape, in one convenient place.
Validating the physics behind the new MIT-designed fusion experiment
Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.
New Semilab SE-2000 Spectroscopic Ellipsometer at MIT.nano
Instrument can provide information on various properties of thin films via a combination of optical characterization and modeling.
MIT researchers highlight the impacts of logjams in river restoration projects
New analysis can help scientists and engineers better assess flood risk and habitat creation associated with restoration efforts.
How MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the pandemic
When Covid-19 forced Edgerton Center student teams off campus, the engineers found their problem-solving skills put to the test.
MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic
Working remotely this summer, students worked to better understand human intelligence and to advance machine learning applications.
National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards two grants to MIT
Funding will support workshops to advance research, development, and translation in emerging areas of socioresilient and sustainable infrastructure, and in ocean environments.