For businesses, going green brings in greenbacks
Study finds manufacturers leading the drive to make sustainability a mainstream — and profitable — business practice.
How research goes viral
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.
The case of the missing gas mileage
Automakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum.
Martin (1958) Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship dedicated
Newly named and redesigned center to foster entrepreneurship at the school and around the world
MIT delegation attends Singaporean university’s groundbreaking
Five-day, three-nation Asian trip includes meetings with Institute friends and collaborators.
Google’s Schmidt: ‘Global mind’ offers new opportunities
With knowledge and data, a smarter world will divide work between computers and humans, search engine executive chairman says.
How to get the message across on climate change
As the science of climate change gets clearer, the public gets more confused. Are there ways to fix that?