MIT Press, Media Lab launch Knowledge Futures Group First-of-its kind collaboration will leverage the web’s power to create open, community-sourced access to knowledge. September 27, 2018 Read full story →
What makes an educational video game work well? MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.” September 20, 2018 Read full story →
Inspired by nature, reaching across disciplines PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants. September 17, 2018 Read full story →
Luis von Ahn awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo recognized for commitment to invention, education, and mentorship. September 12, 2018 Read full story →
John de Monchaux, former dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, dies at 81 Architect and planner remembered as a man who brought people together through a combination of wisdom, optimism, and charm. August 31, 2018 Read full story →
MIT-SenseTime Alliance funds projects from all five schools Interdisciplinary work will advance research in human and machine intelligence. August 24, 2018 Read full story →
Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver. August 22, 2018 Read full story →
NASA student competitors honored for persistence MIT student group welcomes an all-black, all-female team who had been targeted by racist and misogynistic members of an infamous online forum. August 14, 2018 Read full story →
Novel optics for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click — no zoom lens needed. August 13, 2018 Read full story →
Artificial intelligence model “learns” from patient data to make cancer treatment less toxic Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumors. August 9, 2018 Read full story →
New partnership between MIT-Germany and the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg MIT-Germany expands student internship and Global Teaching Labs opportunities, and establishes the MIT-FAU Seed Fund for faculty. August 7, 2018 Read full story →
Meet the women shaping science and engineering in Saudi Arabia Through the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, postdoctoral scientists and engineers develop their professional skills during a one-year stay at MIT. August 5, 2018 Read full story →
Music as a gateway to shared humanity Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies. August 2, 2018 Read full story →
Helping computers perceive human emotions Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. July 24, 2018 Read full story →
Reveling in a complex, unknowable future MIT Media Lab and MIT Press announce winners of the Journal of Design and Science essay competition. July 23, 2018 Read full story →