MIT’s new sustainability garden creates a buzz
Collaborative process makes space for community, plants, and pollinators alike.
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Interdisciplinary team takes top prize in Mars colony design competition
MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros led the project; goal of the Mars Society competition was to establish a colony on Mars for 1,000 residents.
Driving toward a healthier planet
Materials Day speaker Brian Storey describes how the Toyota Research Institute is embracing machine learning to advance the use of electric vehicles.
Materials Day talks examine the promises and challenges of AI and machine learning
The ability to predict and make new materials faster highlights the need for safety, reliability, and accurate data.
Ten Lincoln Laboratory technologies earn 2019 R&D 100 Awards
International awards recognize innovations that can have significant impacts on society.
MIT announces updates on fact-finding and reviews of external engagements
Efforts also advance to protect whistleblowers, identify charity to benefit survivors of sexual abuse.
Nature can help solve optimization problems
A low-cost analog circuit based on synchronizing oscillators could scale up quickly and cheaply to beat out digital computers.
Two committees to examine MIT’s outside engagements
Chair of the faculty and provost announce committees to review practices related to gifts, as well as grants and collaborations.
Engineers put Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge design to the test
Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked.
Technology transfer award recognizes system that detects concealed objects on people
The technology, first developed at Lincoln Laboratory, is now licensed and will soon be tested to screen passersby in sports stadiums.
Deploying drones to prepare for climate change
PhD student Norhan Bayomi uses drones to investigate how building construction impacts communities’ resilience to rising temperatures.
Strong mentorship through great decision-making
Gabriella Carolini, Paula Hammond, and David Trumper honored as Committed to Caring graduate student mentors.
First-year students encouraged to “reuse, refill, replenish”
MIT welcomed the Class of 2023 with an initiative to reduce the impact of water consumption through reusable water bottles and other sustainable habits.
Quantum sensing on a chip
Researchers integrate diamond-based sensing components onto a chip to enable low-cost, high-performance quantum hardware.
Malden Works for Waterfront Equity and Resilience awarded Norman B. Leventhal City Prize
Prize supports powerful collaboration among diverse constituencies in Malden, Massachusetts.