“Rocket science” for marketing
Startup’s software, designed to plan NASA space missions, now drives more effective online advertising.
Using desalination to address drought
Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.
Spinning a new version of silk
Simulations and experiments aim to improve on spiders in creating strong, resilient fibers.
Helping robots put it all together
New algorithm lets autonomous robots divvy up assembly tasks on the fly.
A better way to deliver innovation to the world
"To tackle our biggest societal challenges, we need an innovation pipeline that delivers every drop," Reif writes.
SuperUROP class of 2015 graduates with high accomplishment and promise
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart thanks SuperUROP students for their research and innovation contributions; praises program's quintessential "MIT-ness."
Freshly squeezed vaccines
Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines.
Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works
Edward Boyden develops techniques to study the brain, and how it operates, in finer detail.
Mission: "Space for all"
In visit to MIT, NASA astronaut Yvonne Cagle urges women and girls to dream big.
Students inspire engineering activities and curriculum development for young learners
Civil and environmental engineering TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators.
Defusing bombs by color
Professor J. Kim Vandiver uses 3-D printing to help in explosives disposal in Cambodia.