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The MIT-TU Delft autonomous race car completed 9.9 laps with a minimum speed of 4 meters per second at the 2019 Formula Student Germany (FSG) competition.

MIT-Delft University of Technology team places third in Formula Student Germany driverless competition

Teams were scored on speed, construction, performance, and financial planning at one of the world’s largest student engineering competitions.

August 16, 2019

Letter regarding changes to MIT Alert notifications

August 13, 2019

“One of the reasons I came back to grad school was to be steeped in something for a long time," says Julian Picard, who works in MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center. "After spending so long working hard on something, you start to develop a gut instinct.”

Julian Picard: Chopping microwaves, sharpening instincts

MIT graduate student slices microwave pulses to test advanced accelerators.

August 12, 2019

A student from the Beaver Works Summer Institute's Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing class follows an Intel drone as it navigates an obstacle course.

Beaver Works Summer Institute concludes its fourth year

Students wow visitors with a flurry of races and demonstrations during the program's signature final event.

August 12, 2019

The Lorelei Ensemble performs in "Songs from Extrasolar Spaces: Music Inspired by TESS" on July 30 in MIT's Kresge Auditorium.

The music of the spheres

MIT hosts "Songs from Extrasolar Spaces," a musical melding of art and science inspired by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

August 9, 2019

MIT alumni and postdocs were honored in the MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 issue.

Eight from MIT honored in 2019 Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35

Eight postdocs and alumni are among those named to the list.

August 9, 2019

The MIT Water Club conducted a water taste test and outreach event at the Cambridge Arts River Festival.

Following the current: MIT examines water consumption sustainability

The Institute aims to update its water management practices to prepare for droughts, sea level rise, and other risks posed by the climate crisis.

August 5, 2019

Assistant Professor Heather Kulik (center) and graduate student Jon Paul Janet (right) are using neural networks coupled with genetic algorithms to examine huge databases of transition metal compounds for potential use in practical devices. Using the same technique, graduate student Aditya Nandy (left) is designing better catalysts for methane conversion reactions.

Finding novel materials for practical devices

MIT researchers use a new machine learning technique to rapidly evaluate new transition metal compounds to identify those that can perform specialized functions.

August 1, 2019

Jaume Plensa sculpture, "The Alchemist" on MIT's campus

School of Engineering second quarter 2019 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past quarter.

July 30, 2019

MIT students work with University of Regensburg Professor Christian Wolff (center) to create and deliver a six-week entrepreneurship seminar for students in the UR Media Informatics MS program. Pictured: the 2107 Global Startup Labs team.

University of Regensburg and MIT-Germany expand partnership

A new agreement includes student programming, workshops, seed funds, and another five years of growing collaboration.

July 30, 2019

MIT Assistant Professor Betar Gallant (left) and graduate student Aliza Khurram are developing a novel battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust

MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

July 29, 2019

New faculty of the MIT School of Science: (clockwise from top left) Netta Engelhardt, Evelina Fedorenko, Erin Kara, Pulin Li, Morgan Sheng, Seychelle Vos, and Xiao Wang.

New faces in the School of Science faculty

Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics welcome new faculty members.

July 23, 2019

MIT alumnus Steven Keating has died. Keating conducted research on additive manufacturing and synthetic biology. He developed a technology that could 3-D print the foundation of a building.

Celebrating a curious mind: Steven Keating 1988-2019

Steven Keating SM'12, PhD '16 inspired millions with his research-driven approach to battling cancer and his advocacy for open patient health data.

July 22, 2019

Left to right: Gordon Kohse, Jacopo Buongiorno, Lance Snead

New team to lead MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory

Gordon Kohse, Jacopo Buongiorno, and Lance Snead will co-lead the laboratory; David Moncton will step down after 15 years of service.

July 15, 2019

At the 2019 LINC conference, keynote speaker Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, talked about innovations that aim to scale education to ensure that all young people across the globe develop the skills needed for a fast-changing world.

Making high-quality education accessible to all

Researchers and educators gather at MIT to discuss how to meet the educational needs of a new learning society.