"Car Talk" host Tom Magliozzi ’58 left us laughing
Tom Magliozzi ’58, who died Nov. 3, was a famed co-host of NPR's "Car Talk" with his brother, Ray Magliozzi '73, as well as a professor, consultant, and MIT Commencement speaker.
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Study aims to shorten Election Day lines
New MIT-led research effort applies the science of lines to the polling place.
A health and fitness tracker for dogs
FitBark, founded by MIT Sloan alumnus Davide Rossi, will monitor your dog’s health and activity every day.
Raising cryptography’s standards
Calculating encryption schemes’ theoretical security guarantees eases comparison, improvement.
Reif briefs Obama in White House forum on the innovation economy
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 delivers report on developing innovation-based growth.
Sanjay Sarma advises Advanced Study Program students on blended learning
MIT Office of Digital Learning director speaks on the benefits of online and in-classroom learning.
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
Caught in the social safety net
Andrea Campbell gives a firsthand perspective on the effects of means-tested social insurance programs.
Solving the mystery of the “man in the moon”
MIT researchers find that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin.
Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
Researchers will advance our understanding of the human mind and discover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure neurological disorders.