Mehrdad Jazayeri wants to know how our brains model the external world
Neuroscientist’s studies help reveal how the brain keeps time, makes decisions, and evaluates other people’s actions.
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Considering the spiderweb
After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results.
Bio-inspired, blood-repelling tissue glue could seal wounds quickly
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries.
Finding common ground in Malden
Using an untapped resource, the Malden River Project is boosting social resilience along with climate mitigation in the gateway city of Malden, Massachusetts.
Knight Science Journalism Program announces 2021-22 fellows
Twenty-one distinguished journalists will probe issues ranging from environmental justice and maternal health to threatened grasslands and endangered megafauna.
Making voting easier for previously incarcerated people
People rarely vote after being incarcerated. Associate Professor Ariel White wonders what can be done about it.
Teenage MIT ninja students
Computer science and engineering majors Guang Cui and Daniel Sun are best friends — and now, alumni of the TV competition “American Ninja Warrior.”
Jing Wang, professor of Chinese media and cultural studies, dies at 71
Wang, who founded the China-based media activism nonprofit NGO2.0, taught at MIT since 2001.
A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes
Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.
Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
Keylime security software is deployed to IBM cloud
Originally developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the technology allows organizations to ensure the security of sensitive data stored in the cloud.
How a sudden stratospheric warming affected the Northern Hemisphere
Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe.
Making it through a pandemic senior year with curiosity and community
Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.
MIT.nano receives American Institute of Architects’s Top Ten Award for sustainable design
“Committee on the Environment” recognizes integration of design excellence with environmental performance.
Custom-made MIT tool probes materials at the nanoscale
A scattering-type scanning nearfield optical microscope offers advantages to researchers across many disciplines.