Daniel Jimenez named Gates Cambridge Scholar for 2013
Alumnus to pursue graduate studies in engineering for sustainable development at Cambridge University.
A cooler way to protect silicon surfaces
New room-temperature process could lead to less expensive solar cells and other electronic devices.
Olivier de Weck named editor-in-chief of Systems Engineering
MIT professor to helm flagship journal of the International Council on Systems Engineering
Research update: Imaging fish in 3-D
Automated system for high-speed analysis of vertebrate larvae could aid drug development.
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust.
Cell circuits remember their history
MIT engineers design new synthetic biology circuits that combine memory and logic.
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.
CSAIL launches entrepreneurship initiative
Aims to help students turn computer science ideas into successful technology startups
MIT engineers elected to national academy
Three engineers are among this year’s 69 new National Academy of Engineering members.
Networks of probability
Devavrat Shah spans disciplines by looking at networks probabilistically and probabilities as networks.
CEE students build model Guastavino vault for exhibit
The students' vaulted ceiling replica is part of a touring exhibit now at the Boston Public Library.
‘Invisible’ particles could enhance thermoelectric devices
New approach could improve the efficiency of devices that harness power from temperature differences.
Subra Suresh named next president of Carnegie Mellon University
Former dean of the MIT School of Engineering to step down from NSF post.
Lawmakers focus on MIT fusion research
Three Congressmen visited the Plasma Science and Fusion Center last week.
Purification on the cheap
System developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.