Michael Stonebraker wins $1 million Turing Award
CSAIL researcher invented core database concepts, turned many into companies.
New materials to protect the brain
MIT graduate student Bo Qing studies synthetic gels that could be used in better equipment to protect against traumatic injuries.
New kind of “tandem” solar cell developed
Researchers combine two types of photovoltaic material to make a cell that harnesses more sunlight.
Better debugger
System to automatically find a common type of programming bug significantly outperforms its predecessors.
Hu selected for 2015 Holonyak, Jr. Award
Optical Society honors pioneering work on high-performance terahertz quantum-cascade lasers.
Anne White accepts the fusion challenge
Engineering professor undertakes innovative research in reactor design while working toward the realization of nuclear fusion.
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
Fujimoto receives the OSA Frederic Ives Medal
MIT professor honored for pioneering the field of optical coherence tomography and leading medical and commercial applications.
Mechanically stimulating stem cells
MIT biological engineering graduate student Frances Liu is studying ways to alter mechanical properties of cell environments to produce desired chemical outputs.
Two school foundings, 63 years apart, link MIT with advances in Brazilian education
ITA and FazINOVA share a bold vision for Brazilian higher education — and a source of inspiration at MIT.
Faculty promotions announced in EECS
Five faculty are promoted to full professor; three faculty promoted to associate professor.
Faculty highlight: Krystyn Van Vliet
MIT associate professor brings a materials scientist's understanding to biochemical behavior in stem cells and organ tissue.
GE’s William Ruh to keynote at MIT Forum’s April analytics conference
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation conference will showcase research in data science and analytics and present industry case studies.
Claude Brenner dies at 86
Former MIT Corporation member and president of the MIT Alumni Association dies after a lifetime of service to MIT.
Student videos showcase impacts of civil and environmental engineering research at MIT
Students create and screen their creations in the second annual Course 1 Video Competition.