Water vapor sets some oxides aflutter
Newly discovered phenomenon could affect materials in batteries and water-splitting devices.
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
Benoit Forget: Unraveling complexities of nuclear reactors
By making detailed simulations of reactor cores, the MIT engineer is helping to advance new designs.
A better way to assay
New design of large-scale microparticle arrays can make materials science and bioengineering applications more scalable, precise, and versatile.
Collaborating with community colleges to innovate educational technology
Inspired by aerospace engineering, MIT Fly-by-Wire project enables customized teaching and learning experiences.
Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean waves
Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more.
Engineer, explain thyself
A new online tool helps graduate students communicate — in their own languages.
Study: Low-emissions vehicles are less expensive overall
Detailed look at 125 U.S. auto models finds those emitting less carbon are the least expensive to drive.
Turning particle detectors into weapons detectors
Nuclear science and engineering PhD student Jayson Vavrek applies particle physics to solve problems with nuclear weapons disarmament.
From engineer to urban planner
Grad student Billy Ndengeyingoma helps improve affordable-housing design in Africa.
3Q: Berhardt Trout on spurring innovation in drug manufacturing
From EpiPen pricing to government oversight, the making of medicine impacts all aspects of modern health care.
Sharing the excitement of mechanical engineering research
Butterflies, Legos, and robotic insects — oh, my! MechE grad students showcase their latest projects.
How to power up graphene implants without frying cells
New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.
Four MIT professors named inaugural Faculty Scholars
New program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simons Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports early-career scientists.
Students' web app seeks to simplify, modernize voter registration
A solution for millennials by millennials, votemate takes the frustration out of registering to vote.