This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Computer vision enables contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-performance materials they couldn’t use before.
New laser setup probes metamaterial structures with ultrafast pulses
The LIRAS technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials.
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
New coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria from heat and humidity, which could allow them to be deployed for large-scale agricultural use.
Materials science and engineering career fair connects students with industry opportunities
MIT DMSE hosts its first-ever jobs fair, attracting industry giants, startups, and students for networking and career exploration.
Gene-Wei Li and Michael Birnbaum named Pew Innovation Fund investigators
MIT researchers will partner on interdisciplinary research in human biology and disease.
Computational imaging researcher attended a lecture, found her career
A pivotal talk led postdoc Kristina Monakhova to develop smart, computational cameras and microscopes for intelligent systems.
Kristala Prather named head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology expert to succeed Paula Hammond.
Professor Emeritus Walter Hollister, an expert in flight instrumentation and guidance, dies at 92
The lifelong athlete, pilot, aviation enthusiast, and educator taught at the Institute for 40 years.
The power of knowledge
Senior Joshua Kuffour has set a goal of taking classes in as many departments as he can before he graduates. “It's taught me about valuing different ways of thinking,” he says.
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Explained: Generative AI
How do powerful generative AI systems like ChatGPT work, and what makes them different from other types of artificial intelligence?
MIT engineers are on a failure-finding mission
The team’s new algorithm finds failures and fixes in all sorts of autonomous systems, from drone teams to power grids.
The Beaver visits Father Sky: Meet MIT’s First Nations Launch team
MIT Doya blasted their first rocket to a height of 1,290 meters, placing second at the 2023 First Nations Launch contest. The team is now gearing up for a 2024 launch.
GlycoMIT Symposium celebrates advancements in glycobiology
Glyco enthusiasts from MIT and beyond recently gathered in Bartos Theatre to enjoy presentations of the latest advancements in glycobiology research.
Three from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2023
APS honors Paola Cappellaro, Maria Gatu Johnson, and Bradley Olsen for research, applications, teaching, and leadership; 10 additional MIT alumni also honored.