ESD Interim Director Joseph Sussman discusses the case for complex sociotechnical systems as a new field of study
Delivers annual Charles L. Miller Lecture
MITx: What the students think
From Buenos Aires to Honolulu to Montreal, a virtual community grows up around the online initiative’s prototype course.
Through a glass, clearly
MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare.
Immune protection from an unexpected source
MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science.
Algorithmic incentives
A new twist on pioneering work done by MIT cryptographers almost 30 years ago could lead to better ways of structuring contracts.
The robot revolution is just beginning
Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.
New material shares many of graphene’s unusual properties
Thin films of bismuth-antimony have potential for new semiconductor chips, thermoelectric devices.
Taking flight at Boeing
Chen uses LGO internship to improve manufacturing operations at the company's Charleston, S.C. plant
Engineering a safer world
Workshop explores safety in nuclear power plants, occupational health, aviation and medicine.
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
New study links air pollution and early death in the U.K.
Researchers find car exhaust causes more premature deaths than car accidents.