OCW, MITx provide Myanmar student rigorous, high-quality educational opportunities
Engineering student Thaw Tar uses MIT digital learning resources to study underwater vehicle design.
Pruning the power grid
New algorithm quickly identifies the most dangerous risks in a power grid amid millions or billions of possible failures.
New system uses low-power Wi-Fi signal to track moving humans — even behind walls
‘Wi-Vi’ is based on a concept similar to radar and sonar imaging.
Benoit Forget wins 2013 Landis Award
Prize recognizes significant technical contributions by an individual under the age of 40
Solar power heads in a new direction: thinner
Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets could pack hundreds of times more power per weight than conventional solar cells.
MEET builds ties, fosters innovation in the Middle East
Middle East Education through Technology program brings together Israeli and Palestinian youths with a shared passion for technology and entrepreneurship
Getting the carbon out of emissions
Proposed method could be more efficient than previous systems and easier to retrofit in existing power plants.
New algorithm finds best routes for one-way car sharing
The most efficient car-sharing, researchers find, also includes shuttle services.
Reading DNA, backward and forward
MIT biologists reveal how cells control the direction in which the genome is read.
Enhancing RNA interference
Helping RNA escape from cells’ recycling process could make it easier to shut off disease-causing genes.
Better droplet condensation could boost power efficiency
Improved system for power plants uses oil-infused condenser surface to improve heat-transfer properties.
Ferroelectric-graphene-based system could lead to improved information processing
New system uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips.
