Rainfall can release aerosols, study finds
High-speed imaging captures raindrops releasing clouds of aerosols on impact.
How to predict responses to disease
Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.
Inspiring a new generation of innovators
Andrew Viterbi ’56, SM ’57 has been a pioneer in wireless communications for more than half a century.
Deval Patrick to participate in MIT's Innovation Initiative
Former Massachusetts governor to contribute to activities on policy and economic prosperity.
Watching how cells interact
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells.
Tonio Buonassisi seeks to make solar cells competitive
Mechanical engineering professor pursues a vision of a cleaner, more energy-efficient world.
Commercializing a new generation of polymer coatings
GVD’s vapor-deposited polymer coatings improve performance efficiency in critical applications across industries.
Clocking energy-transfer rates in quantum dots
MIT chemistry graduate student Jolene Mork examines rates of excitonic-energy transfer.
Vision system for household robots
New algorithm could enable household robots to better identify objects in cluttered environments.
Toward quantum chips
Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits.
Forbes hails MIT standouts in science, education, energy, technology, and health care
11 MIT affiliates and more than 30 alumni are identified as movers, makers, and game changers in their respective fields.
Five CSAIL researchers named ACM fellows
The Association for Computer Machinery cites Devadas, Grimson, Morris, Rubinfeld, and Rus as having "provided key knowledge" to computing.
Products of progress
From bike-mounted maize shellers to solar lamps, startup brings more efficient tools to rural Tanzania.