How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences.
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Prior Art Archive aims to improve patent process
New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents.
Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt.
MIT and HUBweek showcase ideas and innovators making the future
Institute throws open its doors for the Greater Boston area’s fourth annual celebration of innovation.
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.
What makes an educational video game work well?
MIT designers explain their philosophy in a new book, “Resonant Games.”
![“If you have a problem, and you look into the problem in nature and see how animals or plants deal with these kinds of problems and extract those design principles, you can try to replicate [them] using engineering approaches,” saysZijay Tang, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201809/MIT-Tang-01.jpg?itok=zn7AW-p1)
Inspired by nature, reaching across disciplines
PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants.
Luis von Ahn awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo recognized for commitment to invention, education, and mentorship.
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.
MIT-SenseTime Alliance funds projects from all five schools
Interdisciplinary work will advance research in human and machine intelligence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.