To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
High School teams awarded 2015-16 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants for invention projects
Fourteen student teams nationwide address social and environmental issues through invention.
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
“Fly-by-wire” technology to improve high-need student achievement
Project that enables teachers to provide differentiated instruction in a scalable way wins Department of Education grant.
Government of India taps MIT expertise for energy solutions
Minister Piyush Goyal meets with MIT Energy Initiative and Tata Center leadership, says of India’s electrification goals: “We will make it happen.”
Communicating engineering research at MERE showcase
Second annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition brings together community and recognizes graduate students.
The second semiconductor revolution
Materials Day, Oct. 14, presents insights into the next generation of extremely thin, tough quantum materials for sensing, energy. and computing devices.
J-WAFS Solutions awards two $150,000 commercialization grants
Renewable grants awarded to PIs in materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, and biology.
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
In the world: Remote Mexican village uses solar power to purify water
System developed at MIT proves practical for remote communities.
MIT transfer students: A unique cohort of undergraduates
Students who enroll as upperclassmen bring a wealth of experiences, from winning Olympic medals to acing the Math Olympiads.
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.