MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power
Goal is for research to produce a working pilot plant within 15 years.
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Toxic proteins and type 2 diabetes
Whitehead Institute study in yeast illuminates the role of a molecular de-clogger in disease biology.
Edward Boyden named inaugural Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology
Neuroengineering leader appointed to new professorship at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
Bringing meaningful technologies to market
MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Matthew Chun wants to promote innovation that enhances quality of life in developing countries.
Cima takes on new role to promote innovation
Materials science and engineering professor is the new co-director of the Innovation Initiative and associate dean of innovation for the School of Engineering.
Future Heritage Lab devises creative responses to humanitarian crises
Artistic collaboration between MIT, German-Jordanian University is designed to reduce trauma for refugees in the Al Azraq Camp in Jordan.
MIT’s growing global leadership in water achieves industry recognition
Water industry publication recognizes J-WAFS director John Lienhard and other influential water sector leaders with strong connections to MIT, in 2018 Top 25 list.
MIT Sandbox’s first acquired startup gives back
Augmented-reality startup Escher Reality, which recently sold to Niantic, gives back to the program that helped it launch.
Scientists deliver high-resolution glimpse of enzyme structure
New finding suggests differences in how humans and bacteria control production of DNA’s building blocks.
Putting the brain at the center of anesthesiology
Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.
MIT alumnus to compete in Winter Olympics
AJ Edelman ’14 will represent Israel in the men's skeleton during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Getting to the heart of carbon nanotube clusters
MIT researchers create predictable patterns from unpredictable carbon nanotubes.
Work continues toward a more diverse, inclusive MIT
Many of the changes recommended by black students in 2015 have been implemented; departmental discussions are ongoing.
