New system recovers fresh water from power plants
Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility Plant.
Explained: Detecting the threat of nuclear weapons
Professor of nuclear science and engineering Scott Kemp describes the science behind the search for clandestine nuclear sites.
The heart of the materials
From cobalt-free, high-entropy alloys to synthetic goose down, the Materials Project Laboratory offers students a chance to explore.
At doctoral hooding ceremony, a call to make the world “more just, more fair”
Candis Callison SM ’02, PhD ’10, professor and journalist, tells doctoral graduates they can “shift society” for the better.
Translational Research Program to help MIT researchers achieve real-world impact
Tata Center for Technology and Design program "aims to close the gap between ideas and implementation," says program director Jason Prapas.
An unexpected ambition borne from MIT experience
Annamarie Bair, a premed student turned computer science major, is drawn to the promise of artificial intelligence and health care.
MIT faculty approves new urban science major
Interdisciplinary undergraduate program combines urban planning and computer science.
Keeping data fresh for wireless networks
Algorithm provides networks with the most current information available while avoiding data congestion.
MIT linQ welcomes IDEA² Global teams for 2018
Seven-month program includes 14 international groups, who are convening at the Institute to develop new biomedical technologies.
Wireless system can power devices inside the body
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
Revolutionizing everyday products with artificial intelligence
Mechanical engineering researchers are using AI and machine learning technologies to enhance the products we use in everyday life.
Tom Fredian: Streamlining fusion data
MIT systems analyst receives award for his essential fusion data storage and retrieval system.
A celebration of community and research accomplishments
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Celebration and Awards Banquet honors the Class of 2018 and outstanding community members.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts.
Three MIT graduate students awarded 2018 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Invention
Award honors top collegiate inventors in the United States.