Faster optimization
New general-purpose optimization algorithm promises order-of-magnitude speedups on some problems.
Professor Richard de Neufville honored at the White House
Engineering professor and systems designer honored as one of the first class of White House Fellows.
Cory Booker and Ken Kimmel visit MIT Alcator C-Mod fusion device
U.S. Senator and Union of Concerned Scientists president explore new superconducting technology at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Bringing MIT and India closer together
Tata Center Annual Symposium explores many pathways for MIT research to have an impact in India and the developing world.
Using ultrasound to improve drug delivery
New approach could aid in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Metal defects can be eliminated by cyclic loading
Finding shows small amounts of repeated stretching can eliminate crystal defects in nanoscale metal parts.
MIT announces five-year plan for action on climate change
Hundreds of millions sought for low-carbon research; advocacy for carbon pricing; a call to the alumni and beyond.
Expecting the unexpected
In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.
Aditi Verma: A multidisciplinary take on nuclear policy
PhD student is acquiring the science, engineering, and social sciences expertise needed to make sense of complex policy questions surrounding nuclear energy.
The resilience of Admir Masic
A former Bosnian refugee — and new CEE faculty member — finds parallels in his life, his research, and a current political crisis.
Kwanghun Chung awarded Packard Fellowship
Funding will support the development of novel technologies for better understanding of large-scale biological systems.
To capture a wave
Themistoklis Sapsis seeks to understand, predict, and optimize complex engineering and environmental systems under extreme uncertainty.
Automating big-data analysis
System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.
Artificial whisker reveals source of harbor seal’s uncanny prey-sensing ability
Study finds a whisker’s “slaloming” motion helps seals track and chase prey.
