Oil and water: Studying pressing environmental dilemmas in the Middle East
Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.
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On the right path to fusion energy
National Academies study recommends a pilot fusion energy program that aligns with MIT's fusion approach and SPARC project.
Music technology accelerates at MIT
An increasingly popular program is drawing students eager to build — and use — the next generation of tools for making music.
Mapping the brain, cell by cell
Technique for preserving tissue allows researchers to create maps of neural circuits with single-cell resolution.
Weather monitoring from the ground up
ClimaCell uses wireless signals to track and forecast the weather in every 500-meter patch of the Earth’s surface.
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Engineers produce smallest 3-D transistor yet
Process that modifies semiconductor material atom by atom could enable higher-performance electronics.
More than 30 from MIT named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Forbes calls its 2019 30 Under 30 honorees “a collection of bold risk-takers who are putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade.”
Michael Bloomberg to deliver MIT’s 2019 Commencement address
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term New York City mayor will address the Class of 2019 on June 7.
What game theory tells us about politics and society
Economist Alexander Wolitzky uses game theory to model institutions, networks, and social dynamics.
Two from MIT named Schwarzman Scholars for 2020
Pablo Ducru and Michael Shum ’17, MEng ’18 will study at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections
The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events.
3 Questions: Kate Trimble on experiential learning at MIT
New senior associate dean and OEL director says opportunities for experiential learning are abundant at the Institute.
Jacqueline Hewitt to step down as director of the MIT Kavli Institute
Physics professor brought leadership, resources, and an intellectual focus to the MIT astrophysics faculty and research staff during 15 years at the helm.
Tarana Burke, BethAnn McLaughlin, and Sherry Marts win 2018 Media Lab Disobedience Award
Three leaders of the #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM movements are recognized.