Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
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Joichi Ito named director of MIT Media Lab
Technology entrepreneur and Internet freedom advocate succeeds Frank Moss.
Seeing the light
Optogenetic technology restores visual behavior in mice, holds promise for treating human blindness.
Pioneering filmmaker Richard Leacock, former MIT professor, dies at age 89
Inventive MIT filmmaker helped create cinéma vérité style with path-breaking documentaries
Improv game puts the role-playing back in RPG
“Improviso” develops AI research by asking players to take on actual roles.
Attention: Light Tunnel Ahead!
FAST installations transform the campus; new site notes when construction will be taking place.
In the World: Turning old oil into new mileage
Brazilian waste pickers gain an inexpensive way to fuel their vehicles using leftover cooking oil.