Tang family gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence
$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.
Translating research into impact
Fourth annual Tata Center Symposium highlights the need to invest in technologies for the developing world from a market-driven perspective.
Four from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2018
Lisa Barsotti, Martin Bazant, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Richard Lanza receive prestigious honor recognizing them for their research and leadership.
Probiotics and antibiotics create a killer combination
Delivered together, the two join forces to eradicate drug-resistant bacteria.
A step toward personalized, automated smart homes
System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes.
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms
Deep-learning model has been used successfully on patients, may lead to more consistent screening procedures.
This RNA-based technique could make gene therapy more effective
Biological engineers design RNA circuits that enable precise control over the dose of therapeutic protein a patient receives.
Collaboration runs through J-WAFS-funded projects
Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives.
Nuno Loureiro: Probing the world of plasmas
Physicist explores the behavior of the universe’s most abundant form of matter.
Technique quickly identifies extreme event statistics
Machine-learning model provides risk assessment for complex nonlinear systems, including boats and offshore platforms.
Computer model offers more control over protein design
New approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets.
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.
Fabrics are the future
Professor Yoel Fink is helping MIT lead the way in transforming the fabric materials in our lives.