Xzavier Herbert, a bright star in space math Math student pursues research at NASA studying connections between classical information theory and quantum information theory. November 12, 2020 Read full story →
Staying ahead of the artificial intelligence curve with help from MIT Intelenz co-founder Renzo Zagni credits MIT for the know-how he needed to launch his company and grow its AI-enabled offerings. November 9, 2020 Read full story →
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero receives the Lise Meitner Distinguished Lecture and Medal Physicist is recognized for his groundbreaking research on twistronics. November 6, 2020 Read full story →
MIT Center for Real Estate announces new leadership team Siqi Zheng and Kairos Shen to emphasize innovative research and interdisciplinary connections for global impact. November 6, 2020 Read full story →
A deep look at how financial markets are designed Professor Haoxiang Zhu’s research has gained an audience beyond academia, reaching the finance industry and its regulators. November 1, 2020 Read full story →
Designing new mirror materials for better gravitational-wave detection Nicholas Demos, a first-generation college graduate and MathWorks Fellow in MIT’s Kavli Institute, is improving our ability to listen to the cosmos. October 28, 2020 Read full story →
How a worm may yield insights into the gut-brain relationship Gurrein Madan, brain and cognitive sciences graduate student and MathWorks Fellow, studies gut–brain signaling with implications for human health. October 27, 2020 Read full story →
Study helps explain why motivation to learn declines with age Research on mice suggests aging affects a brain circuit critical for learning to make some types of decisions. October 27, 2020 Read full story →
The Engine announces second round of funding to support “tough tech” companies MIT spinout continues its investment in early-stage startups working to solve key challenges in climate change, human health, and advanced systems. October 27, 2020 Read full story →
Why soldiers fight Political science graduate student Matthew Cancian brings his own military experience to bear on battlefield psychology. October 22, 2020 Read full story →
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots” Book co-authored by Associate Professor Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers. October 22, 2020 Read full story →
Eight Lincoln Laboratory technologies named 2020 R&D 100 Award winners Several of the winning innovations apply artificial intelligence to solutions for challenges to national security. October 20, 2020 Read full story →
Daniel Harlow awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship Physics professor receives one of the most prestigious nongovernmental awards for early-career scientists. October 20, 2020 Read full story →
Institute Professor Emeritus Mario Molina, environmental leader and Nobel laureate, dies at 77 The atmospheric chemist shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery that chemicals known as CFCs deplete the ozone layer. October 9, 2020 Read full story →
Sheila Widnall: A lifetime exploring the unknown During 64 years at MIT, the Institute Professor Emerita has been a trailblazer in aerospace and the U.S. military, and a changemaker for women in STEM. October 9, 2020 Read full story →