Clark and Sollins receive Test of Time Award
MIT researchers honored for their paper 'Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow’s Internet.'
Mike Molnar to deliver keynote at MIT forum
US chief manufacturing officer will discuss President Obama’s proposed manufacturing initiative at MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation.
How to treat heat like light
New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.
New material harvests energy from water vapor
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Chips that can steer light
Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.
Guaranteed delivery — in ad hoc networks
A new algorithm for message dissemination in decentralized networks is faster than its predecessors but, unlike them, guarantees delivery.
Students develop assistive technologies
Undergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.
AIAA honors David Mindell for ‘Digital Apollo’
MIT professor’s book earns Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award.
How to stop leaks — the way blood does
Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Students invited to become Gordon Engineering Leaders
Program provides students with the opportunity to strengthen engineering leadership skills.
Remembering ‘Papa Flash’
MIT Professor Harold Edgerton’s high-speed photography and sonar devices revolutionized ocean exploration.
Two MIT professors win prestigious Wolf Prize
Michael Artin and Robert Langer honored for groundbreaking work in mathematics and chemistry.
Research update: Jumping droplets help heat transfer
Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.
Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor
New design for a basic component of all computer chips boasts the highest ‘carrier mobility’ yet measured.