Inside the infant mind
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.
Space shuttle propels MIT-led Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
Will work with experts around the world to address global food issues
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
More than 300 middle and high school students build vehicles to address a simulated deep-water oil spill
Walter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.
Undergraduates receive top honor in collegiate math, science and engineering education
MIT physicists discover a new physical phenomenon that could eventually lead to the first increases in computers’ clock speed since 2002.
New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks.
Physicists’ study of evolution in bacteria shows that adaptations can be undone, but rarely.
How do scientists measure jolts such as the recent disaster in Japan? Hint: They don’t use the Richter scale.