After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
Startup’s novel aluminum batteries increase the range of UUVs tenfold.
In search of a meaningful life
Popular MIT anthropology course offers contemplation and dialogue on life's big questions.
Building to better weather the storm
New dashboard developed by the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub helps builders calculate the breakeven cost of hazard mitigation in hurricane-prone areas.
NASA selects three from MIT for astronaut training
Chari, Hoburg, and Moghbeli, all with ties to the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, represent a quarter of NASA's astronaut candidate Class of 2017.
Thomas McKrell, research scientist and mentor in nuclear science and engineering, dies at 47
Lauded director of the MIT Thermal Hydraulics and Materials in Extreme Environments Laboratory was a consummate experimentalist and passionate teacher.
MIT pilots full-credit online residential course
Campus students report more flexibility, reduced stress in taking an online version of a popular MIT course.
Peatlands, already dwindling, could face further losses
Climate change could damage the fragile zones, causing major carbon emissions.
Liquid tin-sulfur compound shows thermoelectric potential
MIT researchers create a high-temperature device that produces electricity from industrial waste heat.
MIT students hack assistive technology solutions for local clients
At the 2017 Assistive Technologies Hackathon hosted at Beaver Works, students created helpful devices for Greater Boston residents with disabilities.
Becky Romatoski: Reducing risk in next-generation reactors
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student Becky Romatoski analyzes range of uncertainties in MIT’s salt-cooled nuclear reactor project.
AgeLab researching autonomous vehicle systems in ongoing collaboration with Toyota
Innovative MIT research focuses on developing systems to perceive and identify objects in their environment and understand social interactions in traffic.
Tracing implications of the development of new technologies
Former department head and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering alumnus Joseph Sussman retires after 50 years.
Hacking apparel becomes lucrative business for alumni
Clothing tinkerers innovate fashion with science-based performance dresswear and 3-D knitting.