Better how-to videos
System recruits learners to annotate videos, increasing their educational value.
Power efficiency in the violin
New study identifies key design features that boost violins’ acoustic power.
Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
Evaluating strategies for HIV vaccination
Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV.
Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus
New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
Eight from MIT elected to National Academy of Engineering
New members include the Institute’s president and the director of Lincoln Laboratory.
How to prevent metal embrittlement
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.
Ioannis Yannas to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor of polymer science and engineering recognized for inventing "artificial skin."
Langer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Award honors one engineer’s global impact on human health.
Political Science and EECS join forces for "Elections and Voting Technology" course
Joint course helps students meet the complex challenges of modern election systems.
Waves in the deep
New study examines role of acoustic-gravity waves as ocean transport, early warning of tsunamis.
New faculty in engineering
Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.