Carbon nanotubes improve metal’s longevity under radiation
Aluminum used in nuclear reactors and other harsh environments may last longer with new treatment.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to deliver keynote address at MIT Energy Conference
Moniz joins global energy leaders from industry, government, and academia speaking at student-organized conference on March 4 and 5.
Code of the humans
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
Camilo Ruiz named 2016 Gates Cambridge Scholar
MIT senior will pursue advanced degree in computer science at Cambridge University.
Well-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency
Research aims to encourage decision makers to think of infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment.
A new way to discover DNA modifications
Researchers systematically find molecules that help regulate and protect DNA.
Solving global problems with MIT in Brazil
MIT student travels to São Paulo to assist non-profit in recognizing and organizing waste collectors.
Stories from the swamp
Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.
Solar cells as light as a soap bubble
Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
Through dance, program turns "I can't" into "I can"
Student-run program, SHINE for Girls, teaches middle schoolers mathematics through dance.
Confronting Zika
MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.
3Q: Elfatih Eltahir on what malaria and Dengue can tell us about Zika
Environmental management approaches may be key in combating mosquito-borne infectious diseases.
Built to peck: MITx video series explores how woodpeckers avoid brain injury
Videos hosted by Professor Lorna Gibson bring an engineering approach to birding.
Eleven MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty from eight MIT science and engineering departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.