MIT Libraries explore 17th-century postal archive in "Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered"
2,600 recently rediscovered early modern letters to be analyzed in groundbreaking international digital humanities project.
Leaching study boosts potash alternative
Microfluidic experiments show feldspar releases potassium at a higher rate than expected, suggesting new possibilities for using ground rocks in agriculture.
MIT startup brings urban agriculture indoors
Co-founders of the Somerville-based startup Grove enable people to grow their own produce with an intelligent indoor gardening appliance.
Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles.
Quantum materials: A new paradigm for computing?
Diamond spintronics and graphene-based infrared detectors are among leading-edge technologies reported at annual Materials Day Symposium at MIT.
Environment, infrastructure, and people
Faculty discuss interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives in the CEE New Research Alumni Breakfast.
Amplifying — or removing — visual variation
Algorithms could offer new tools for graphics software or reveal structural defects.
How to make better visualizations
Eye-tracking research reveals which types of visuals actually get the message across.
Harvesting more energy from photons
Quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface.
Joseph Minervini appointed as assistant director of Plasma Science and Fusion Center
International expert in fusion and magnet technology succeeds Peter Catto, who had served as assistant director since 2000.
Ship in a bottle
MIT.nano is one of the most ambitious — and challenging — construction projects in Institute history. Why did we make it so hard for ourselves?
System automatically converts 2-D video to 3-D
Exploiting video game software yields broadcast-quality 3-D video of soccer games in real time.