Making life friendlier with personal robots
Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.
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Unlocking global research potential
Center for International Studies Global Seed Funds program fosters collaboration and innovation.
MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education
The Jameel World Education Lab awards more than $900K in Education Innovation Grants to researchers across MIT.
Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
The system could be used for battery-free underwater communication across kilometer-scale distances, to aid monitoring of climate and coastal change.
Faces of MIT: Abisola Okuk
The senior staff accountant, who discovered a passion for finance while at MIT, says Boston reminds her of the Nigerian city where she grew up — minus the weather.
MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties.
Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.
Professor Emeritus Sanjoy Mitter, expert in the theoretical foundations of systems, communication, and control, dies at 89
The former director of LIDS was a beloved professor who blended intellectual rigor with curiosity.
Communicating across time
TeleAbsence, a project from the MIT Media Lab, probes and imitates the way humans process feelings of belonging, love, and loss.
Embracing the future we need
MIT Sloan Professor Andy Sun works to improve the electricity grid so it can better use renewable energy.
Faces of MIT: Mary Niskala
The longtime senior administrative assistant reflects on some of her proudest moments at MIT.
A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
New sensor mimics cell membrane functions
The device detects the same molecules that cell receptors do, and may enable routine early screening for cancers and other diseases.
Studies at the intersection of equity, computing, and education
“The work I’m doing is deeply rooted in the belief that you can plant seeds in people,” says graduate student Cecilé Sadler.
Day of AI curriculum meets the moment
Global participation in MIT RAISE’s free K-12 program more than doubles in its second year.