Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventors
President Obama presented the two MIT professors with the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Friday.
Undergraduate contributes to fusion reactor advancement
Jake Jurewicz, a nuclear science and engineering-physics double major, received a fellowship to develop new simulation and visualization software at the National Fusion Facility in California.
MIT researchers honored for 'Revealing Invisible Changes'
CSAIL team recognized by National Science Foundation for video that catches motions too subtle for the naked eye.
Toward practical compressed sensing
Researchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging.
MIT students create new medical devices
Precision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology.
MIT group releases re-shoring report
Survey conducted by the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation indicates nearly half of U.S. manufacturing companies are thinking of re-shoring jobs.
A safer way to vaccinate
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
Big medical data
At the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.
SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next level
Poster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.
Five with ties to MIT earn top IEEE awards
Beranek, Dennis, Chou, Jacobs and Langer are among 20 recipients recognized for decades of engineering achievements.
Two from MIT win AFOSR Young Investigator Award
AeroAstro assistant professor, RLE research scientist among 40 winners
Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes
Scientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat to create a ‘day in the life’ montage.
Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that last
Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.
Flextronics joins MIT Forum Advisory Board
One of world’s largest manufacturing and supply chain solutions companies will collaborate with board on industry challenges and opportunities.
Research update: Multiple steps toward the ‘quantum singularity’
Over three days in December, four research groups announced progress on a quantum-computing proposal made two years ago by MIT researchers.