Can today’s EVs make a dent in climate change?
Electric vehicles can meet drivers’ needs enough to replace nearly 90 percent of vehicles now on the road.
J-WAFS Solutions program awards $750,000 in commercialization grants
Four new projects and one renewal receive $150,000 in funding for 2016-2017.
Needles that hit the right mark
New sensor could help anesthesiologists place needles for epidurals and other medical procedures.
When to get your head out of the game
Wearable sensor for athletes detects potential head injuries, gathers data on hard hits.
User-friendly language for programming efficient simulations
New language can speed up computer simulations 200-fold or reduce the code they require by 90 percent.
Building out a global classroom
Students from MIT and Hong Kong collaborate to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to fruition during MIT Kickstart.
Protecting privacy in genomic databases
System helps ensure databases used in medical research will not leak patients’ personal information.
Reducing emissions, improving technology: A mutually reinforcing cycle
An MIT study on the connection between technology development and emissions-reduction policies informs Paris climate negotiations.
Chemical sensing at telecom wavelengths
Summer Scholar Ashley Del Valle Morales probes new a silicon carbide system in the MIT Microphotonics Center.
Toward practical quantum computers
Built-in optics could enable chips that use trapped ions as quantum bits.
Dean Alden Horn, former director of MIT Sea Grant College Program, dies at 95
Retired U.S. Navy captain made many contributions to Arctic research and undergraduate marine education.
New online course addresses data science challenges
“Data Science: Data to Insights” from IDSS and MIT Professional Education begins Oct. 4.
Microbial engineering technique could reduce contamination in biofermentation plants
Approach could lower cost and eliminate need for antibiotics during biofuel production.
Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor
MIT provost and leader in microscale and nanoscale fabrication appointed to the Ray and Maria Stata Professorship in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.