Laurence Young, professor emeritus of astronautics and renowned expert in bioastronautics, dies at 85
Pioneer in the science of humans in space remembered for far-reaching impact on his field and the people closest to him.
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Social media messages from health care workers help reduce travel-related Covid-19 spread
Large-scale video campaign allowed physicians and public health messengers to encourage staying home over the 2020 holidays.
MIT-Japan Program establishes the Patricia Gercik Memorial Fund
The endowed fund will provide financial support for student internships in Japan.
High-speed camera captures a water jet’s splashy impact as it pierces a droplet
The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles.
Smarter regulation of global shipping emissions could improve air quality and health outcomes
Study shows a need to identify domestic and international pollution sources in policy design.
“AI for Impact” lives up to its name
Entrepreneurship class MAS.664 launches businesses with a global reach.
Jacqueline Lees and Rebecca Saxe named associate deans of science
Professors will help guide school-level initiatives and strategy.
3 Questions: Making the 2021-22 school year work for students
Associate Professor Justin Reich co-authors a new report on reimagining K-12 schools for a post-pandemic world.
MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge
Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour.
Using aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel — when and where it’s needed
MIT team produces practical guidelines for generating hydrogen using scrap aluminum.
Elsa Olivetti wins 2021 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
The School of Engineering recognizes the materials scientist's outstanding contributions to education.
Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals
An MIT study gauges the pace of shifting to battery power.
Considering the spiderweb
After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results.
Reimagining an iconic design class
Faculty and staff of 2.007 reworked the mechanical engineering class and its famous final robot competition so students could participate remotely.
MIT and Ericsson enter collaboration agreements to research the next generation of mobile networks
Two research projects on the design of state-of-the-art hardware could one day power next-generation 5G and 6G mobile networks.