Tool for predicting pedestrian flow expands its reach
Long-term study of Melbourne, Australia, shows how urban development and change affects pedestrians, not just automobiles.
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Mathematicians solve an old geometry problem on equiangular lines
How many lines can be pairwise separated by the same angle in high dimensions? Geometry breakthrough gives new insights into spectral graph theory.
MIT brings Campaign for a Better World to a successful finish
The effort raised more than $6 billion to spark innovation on global challenges.
3 Questions: Paula Hammond and Tim Jamison on graduate student advising and mentoring
Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring discuss the committee’s task of advising the Institute on policies and programs that support both students and faculty.
MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes six new faculty
New professors join Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and Political Science.
MIT, US Space Force to explore opportunities for research and workforce development
New engagement discussed during recent visit to campus.
Shaping the future of work
How an online MIT course and subsequent book influenced learners studying rapid changes in the workplace.
Taking on the stormy seas
Themistoklis Sapsis tackles engineering problems associated with the unpredictable ocean environment and its effects on ships and other structures.
The next generation of glowing plants
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.
Research collaboration puts climate-resilient crops in sight
MIT professors Dave Des Marais and Caroline Uhler combine plant biology and machine learning to identify genetic roots of plant responses to environmental stress.
MIT mathematicians awarded 2022 New Frontiers Prize
Instructor Yilin Wang and alumna Hong Wang PhD ’19 are honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
Lincoln Laboratory honored for transfer of security-enhancing technologies
FLC Excellence in Technology Transfer Award recognizes two innovations that have transitioned to commercial use.
J-WAFS announces 2021 Solutions Grants for commercializing water and food technologies
This year’s projects address mobile evaporative vegetable preservation, portable water filtration, and dairy waste reduction.
Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy
Analyzing California’s power system, MITEI researchers show that hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar.
Landmark Bio, a biomanufacturing facility co-founded by MIT, breaks ground in Watertown Arsenal
Public-private partnership aims to advance development and production of medical treatments.