“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.
Moderating extremes in building design
Leon Glicksman develops energy efficiency technologies and strategies for old and new buildings all over the world.
Big range of behaviors for tiny graphene pores
Like biological channels, graphene pores are selective for certain types of ions.
Significant foundation grant extends two-way partnership with Italy through 2020
Agreement will support a number of joint research projects, seminars, lectures, and other programming.
Celebrating 40 years of MITES
MITES 40th Anniversary Kickoff Weekend launches yearlong celebration of MIT program for high school students.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
Compound potential
Kristala Jones Prather engineers microbes to produce compounds that can be used in industrial processes efficiently and economically.