Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
A renaissance in metals
Materials Day Symposium highlights breakthroughs in simulation methods, manufacturing techniques, and improved alloys.
Report details steps needed to accelerate innovation at MIT
New Innovation Initiative aims to reshape the role of the university in the 21st-century economy.
Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
Engineers computer-design the most complicated 3-D structures ever made from DNA.
Small volcanoes make a dent in global warming
Study shows that the effects of smaller eruptions have been underestimated in climate models.
3 Questions: Lee Gehrke on a new paper diagnostic for Ebola
Simple device now in development could speed diagnosis and improve disease tracking.
M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics
Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities.
Alloying tougher tungsten
MIT graduate student Zack Cordero deforms and compacts chromium-tungsten powders to create stronger metals with nanoscale microstructure.
Senior Spencer Wilson named Marshall Scholar
Mechanical engineering major will attend Cambridge University next year for graduate study.
Building on strength
Xtalic focuses on gold substitute, aluminum products following success with connector coatings.
Catalyzing greener products
Yuriy Román knew that to change the future of catalysis he’d have to cross the boundary between chemical engineering and materials science.
Amphibious achiever
CEE senior Theresa Oehmke pursues her interest in interactions between land and water.