Jung Jae Kwon: Questioning the nuclear umbrella
Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.
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Antenna enables advanced satellite communications testing
The reconfigurable antenna can transmit and receive signals over multiple radio-frequency bands relevant to military and commercial applications.
Using machine learning to identify undiagnosable cancers
A new model that maps developmental pathways to tumor cells may unlock the identity of cancers of unknown primary.
Deepto Chakrabarty named head of the Department of Physics
High-energy astrophysicist to lead MIT School of Science physics community.
Fighting poverty with direct cash payments
The alumni-founded GiveDirectly has delivered over $500 million in cash to impoverished people, letting recipients decide how best to meet their needs.
3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery
The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.
Christopher Capozzola named senior associate dean for open learning
Distinguished professor and public history advocate will oversee open education offerings and campus-focused services.
For Danna Freedman, an impasse is an invitation
The chemistry professor embraces the most challenging moments of her work to design molecules for quantum information science.
Four researchers with MIT ties earn Schmidt Science Fellowships
International award supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary works.
Fabric + form = a mask that uniquely fits your face
Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer has advanced the process to produce textiles that can be individually customized.
Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines
With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.
Michael Short wins 2022 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
The School of Engineering honors the associate professor of nuclear science and engineering for his experiential approach to teaching.
MIT design for Mars propellant production trucks wins NASA competition
BART and MARGE will reliably produce, store, and distribute 50 tons of rocket fuel per year on the surface of Mars.
Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time
Long predicted but never observed, this fluid-like electron behavior could be leveraged for low-power next-generation electronics.