Mystery solved: Why seashells’ mineral forms differently in seawater
Century-old riddle about aragonite formation is unraveled by scientists’ atomistic simulation.
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Six keys to sports analytics
Massive MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference reveals state of growing field.
Fighting inefficiencies
Senior Sheldon Trotman designs computer programs to streamline human behavior.
Inventing “civilization 2.0”
Conference explores how wearables and other technologies are changing how we connect and conduct business.
Better machine learning
Kalyan Veeramachaneni tackles some of the biggest bottlenecks holding back the data science industry.
Nickerson named vice president for communications
Head of MIT News Office to assume larger role in coordinating Institute-wide communications.
Radio chip for the “Internet of things”
Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life.
Smarter multicore chips
New approach to distributing computations could make multicore chips much faster.
Chasing the plume
Civil and environmental engineering "TREX" course allows students to examine firsthand the effects of volcanic emissions on air and soil quality.
3 Questions: John Charles on enabling IS&T to meet MIT’s evolving needs
MIT’s vice president for information systems and technology shares his vision for IS&T’s future.
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms
Detailed study by MIT economists shows which tech businesses tend to thrive.
Decoding the meaning of language
Linguist Kai von Fintel engages in research at the intersection of science and the humanities.
Privacy challenges
Analysis: It’s surprisingly easy to identify individuals from credit-card metadata.
3 Questions: Dara Entekhabi on NASA’s soil-moisture mission
MIT professor is lead scientist on three-year mission to study how soil, water, and carbon interact.