NASA student competitors honored for persistence
MIT student group welcomes an all-black, all-female team who had been targeted by racist and misogynistic members of an infamous online forum.
A transformative summer for student engineers
High school students explored engineering and technology at the Beaver Works Summer Institute, ending with robot races and demonstrations.
High school students learn to build big ideas
Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.
A summer tune-up for industry professionals
A popular class on fermentation technology has been attracting mid-career students to MIT for more than 50 years.
3Q: Muriel Médard on the world-altering rise of 5G
“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.”
Krithika Ramchander and Andrea Beck awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities.
Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware
Researchers incorporate optoelectronic diodes into fibers and weave them into washable fabrics.
Holding law-enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance
CSAIL system encourages government transparency using cryptography on a public log of wiretap requests.
Sensor could help doctors select effective cancer therapy
Hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecule reveals whether chemotherapy drugs are having their intended effects.
A targeted approach to treating glioma
With new method, surgeons would remove tumor, then implant microparticles that attack remaining cancer cells.
Encouraging the next generation of fusion innovators
The Samuel W. Ing Memorial Fund will support MIT graduate students as they create a more advanced and less costly path to fusion energy solutions.
Transforming the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, with thanks to MIT
NAVAIR is upgrading its acquisition capabilities using an MIT online course in model-based systems engineering.
Meet the women shaping science and engineering in Saudi Arabia
Through the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, postdoctoral scientists and engineers develop their professional skills during a one-year stay at MIT.
Music as a gateway to shared humanity
Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies.
Constantinos Daskalakis wins prestigious Nevanlinna Prize
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science is honored for his contributions to theoretical computer science.