Computer program fixes old code faster than expert engineers
What takes coders months, CSAIL’s “Helium” can do in an hour.
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3 Questions: Carlo Ratti on big data and health predictions
MIT researcher discusses a new study on correlations among medical problems.
Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost
Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed
CEE Cross-Disciplinary Seed Funds awarded
Two new research projects will allow everyone to breathe easier.
Glenn Foundation gift to MIT to fund multiple research initiatives on how we age
New center will incorporate research on the study of aging in the Department of Biology, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Bubbling with passion for environmental engineering
A witness to “a montage of environmental changes” in her native China, grad student Ruby Fu now studies the fate of methane bubbles in the ocean.
Modeling how thin films break up
Recent PhD recipient Rachel Zucker models phenomena collectively known as "dewetting" in microscale to nanoscale thin films.
Students advancing a future with carbon-free fusion
PhD candidates Adam Kuang and Alex Creely are thriving after their first year at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
De-stressing lithium batteries
Modeling mechanical stress in solid-state lithium batteries yields insights into battery microstructure for MIT postdoc Giovanna Bucci.
A check on runaway lake drainage
Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.
MIT students interview Megan Smith, U.S. CTO and 2015 Commencement speaker
Smith chronicles her time at MIT, role at the White House, and view of how technology is changing the world.
“Rocket science” for marketing
Startup’s software, designed to plan NASA space missions, now drives more effective online advertising.
Remote observing now in progress
After two years of work, MIT's Wallace Observatory team has "perfected" the ability to control its fleet of smaller telescopes remotely and automatically.
Students launch MIT INSPIRE competition
MIT hosts the first national high school-age competition for research projects in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.