Wearable AI system can detect a conversation's tone
Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a “social coach” for people with anxiety or Asperger’s.
Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.
Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air
Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.
For refugee camps, a waterless toilet to improve health and safety
As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
Research assistants at energy’s cutting edge
MIT graduate students in energy fields gain skills and advance knowledge while helping to move toward a low-carbon future.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
Optimizing code
Modifying the “middle end” of a popular compiler yields more-efficient parallel programs.
Fadel Adib joins Media Lab faculty
Adib is directing a new research group at the Media Lab, aiming to uncover, analyze, and engineer natural and human-made networks.
MIT, Conservation International announce collaboration on climate adaptation and mitigation
Collaboration will explore ways of working with natural systems to address climate change.
Joan Rubin named executive director and senior lecturer of MIT System Design and Management
Rubin will manage all facets of SDM to support a degree program that develops leaders who can manage complex systems in an ever-changing world.
StartMIT’s Innovation Night
Innovators from a range of fields discuss their pioneering work and their founders’ journey.
Tapping the hidden value of farm waste
MIT researchers are developing mobile torrefaction technology that can convert biomass into clean-burning fuel, unlocking potential income for farmers.
Featured video: MIT Hyperloop
MIT is one of 30 student teams testing high-speed concept pods as part of a SpaceX Hyperloop competition.