Startup launches theft-proof, weatherproof bikes
Slava Menn aims to make cycling safer and easier in cities worldwide.
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Finding relevant data in a sea of languages
A cross-language search engine enables English monolingual analysts to find foreign language documents relevant to their investigations.
![A new study finds generally higher prices with occasional sales mixed in will yield more revenue than consistently low prices, at least for fashionable goods. “The high-value customers will still buy the product,” Karen Zheng says. “They want to [avoid] this feeling of regret, which would occur if they wait now and then cannot get it in the future.”](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201605/MIT-Quantifying-Regret.jpg?itok=ayqdN2RA)
USAID and MIT to co-host conference on innovative approaches to international development
TechCon 2016 will take place at MIT Nov. 10-12.
Achieving zero resistance in energy flow
MIT postdoc Cui-Zu Chang makes a spintronic breakthrough in the Moodera group.
Tracking Greenland’s ice melt with seismic waves
Technique uses vibrations generated by ocean waves to monitor ice sheet’s seasonal changes.
Knight Science Journalism Program selects fellowship class of 2016-17
Ten journalists have been selected to join the KSJ Program at MIT, a global fellowship program for journalists covering science, technology, health, and the environment.
Research highlight: Jagadeesh Moodera
Step-by-step, the Moodera Research Group is building the essential knowledge and hardware for next-generation quantum computers.
Addressing members of Congress, MIT students advocate for science funding
Congressional visits help to impress the need for scientists' involvement in national policy.
How history can help us solve global economic issues
MIT economic historian Anne McCants discusses the connection between innovation and opportunity.
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award
Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.
Innovative agreement with publisher Springer affirms MIT’s commitment to openly accessible scholarship
MIT-authored articles will automatically be deposited into DSpace@MIT.
Using data from social networks to understand and improve systems
Researchers in IDSS are learning how ideas evolve over networks, quantifying the influence of individuals in networks, and making better predictions.