MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
The mathematics of taste
By using ‘genetic programming’ to crossbreed algorithms, researchers help flavor companies figure out what their customers like.
Seminar challenges with systems approach to climate change
Energy Systems and Climate Change Mitigation tackles the multidimensional challenges of climate change.
Speed limit for birds
MIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.
The faster-than-fast Fourier transform
For a large range of practically useful cases, MIT researchers find a way to increase the speed of one of the most important algorithms in the information sciences.
Seeing what’s inside a tumor
Imaging technology could help researchers test new drugs for treating brain cancer.
The quantifier
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
New way to stop the bleeding
Nanoscale biological coating developed at MIT could prevent battlefield deaths.
Making her move
MIT senior overcame disabilities to study materials science, hoping to pave the way for other aspiring engineers.