Never forget a face
New algorithm uses subtle changes to make a face more memorable without changing a person’s overall appearance.
3 Questions: Randolph Kirchain on the spread of electronic waste
New study provides a comprehensive look at where a steadily growing quantity of old computers, televisions, and phones end up.
MIT research in concrete gets funding boost
The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub seeks to advance the scientific basis for evaluating the environmental impact of concrete.
Hidden risk in supply chains
Analysis shows no correlation between a manufacturer’s total expenditure with a supplier and the cost of a supply disruption.
New graphene treatment could unleash new uses
MIT team develops simple, inexpensive method that could help realize material’s promise for electronics, solar power, and sensors.
Water, water everywhere: But is there enough to drink?
At MIT, experts address the challenges of supplying clean, safe water to a growing world population.
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
As the Institute’s leader from 1990 to 2004, he sparked a period of dynamism.
Homing in on stressed coral
Sulfurous chemical known as ‘smell of the sea’ serves as clarion call for coral pathogens.
New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking
Technology could revolutionize gaming, fall detection among the elderly, and more.
Leaner Fourier transforms
New algorithm can separate signals into their individual frequencies using a minimal number of samples.
Engineering students demonstrate product prototypes
Final 2.009 presentations provide new ideas for athletes, patients, hobbyists, and even horses.
In the World: A long haul to bring clean water to developing nations
MIT’s Susan Murcott expands ceramic-filter production to three continents, bringing jobs and curbing disease.
Silvija Gradečak seeks to better the world through new materials
Looking for better materials for solar cells, LEDs, and other technology, one molecule at a time.
Explained: Matrices
Concepts familiar from grade-school algebra have broad ramifications in computer science.