Feng Zhang wins NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award
Waterman Award is NSF's highest honor recognizing an outstanding researcher under the age of 35.
A molecular approach to solar power
Switchable material could harness the power of the sun — even when it’s not shining.
Tiny particles could help verify goods
Chemical engineers hope smartphone-readable microparticles could crack down on counterfeiting.
New leadership in technological innovation
Deshpande Center appoints Timothy M. Swager as faculty director
New Course 1 program prepares students to solve today's major challenges
The flexible undergraduate program, launching this fall, mixes rigor and depth with applications to critical areas of societal importance.
Lemelson-MIT announces National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
$50,000 awarded to undergraduate and graduate student inventors
A new source for potassium fertilizer
Allanore lab chemically alters feldspar, an ore closer to home for countries that cultivate bananas and other potassium-dependent crops
Tiny particles may pose big risk
Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA.
In the cloud: How coughs and sneezes float farther than you think
Novel study uncovers the way coughs and sneezes stay airborne for long distances.
CSAIL hosts Demo Day, attended by Mayor Walsh
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, local students attend the National Robotics Week event
The complexonaut
Scott Aaronson travels the far reaches of computational complexity, shaping conventional and quantum computing.
Orienteering for robots
Algorithm for determining orientation of objects could aid robots in navigation, scene understanding.