From security to systems: J-WAFS name change reflects its breadth and impact
Emphasizing the scope and interdisciplinary mission on which it was founded, J-WAFS has a new name: the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.
Celebrating the life of Colt Richter ’16
Friends, family, and colleagues remember the alumnus, aviator, nature lover, and selfless pilot who never failed to inspire.
For collecting weather data, tiny satellites measure up to billion-dollar cousins
Study finds shoebox-sized CubeSats gather weather data comparably to data collected by larger satellites.
3Q: David Simchi-Levi on advancing global retail operations through analytics and machine learning
David Simchi-Levi discusses insights from recent research in collaboration with some of the world's largest retailers.
Janelle Heslop awarded Switzer Fellowship
MIT graduate student is one of 20 to join the Switzer Foundation Network, which is committed to environmental change.
Derek Straub: Shaping the future of additive manufacturing
Lincoln Laboratory's 3-D printing lead has been named to Manufacturing Engineering magazine's 30 Under 30 list.
Honing quantum sensing
PhD student David Layden in the Quantum Engineering Group has a new approach to spatial noise filtering that boosts development of ultra-sensitive quantum sensors.
Developing new ways to advance copper production
U.S. Department of Energy grant will support the Allanore lab's advancement of copper production from sulfur-based minerals.
Report outlines keys to election security
MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking.
A big new home for the ultrasmall
MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.
New learning opportunities for displaced persons
Now accepting applications for new students, MIT ReACT Hub launched its first program in Jordan earlier this year with a certificate in computer and data science.
3Q: Antonio Torralba on what's next for the Quest for Intelligence
Inaugural director of The Quest discusses what's been accomplished since last spring's launch and what is on the horizon.
New battery gobbles up carbon dioxide
Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere.
George Hatsopoulos, senior lecturer emeritus and MIT Corporation life member emeritus, dies at 91
Thermodynamics expert and longtime Department of Mechanical Engineering affiliate founded Thermo Electron, a world leader in instrumentation.
Study: Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels
Real-world driving produces up to 16 times more emissions, causing 2,700 premature deaths across the EU, researchers estimate.