Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’
At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.
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One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases
Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.
Unleashing oxygen
‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.
Understanding the turbulence in plasmas
New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievements
Earth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.
Wind power — even without the wind
Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.
‘He was truly one of us’
Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.
Special deal on photon-to-electron conversion: Two for one!
New technique developed at MIT could enable a major boost in solar-cell efficiency.
Decoding the structure of bone
MIT researchers decipher the molecular basis of bone’s remarkable strength and resiliency; work could lead to new treatments and materials.
Explained: Nanowires and nanotubes
Tiny filaments and cylinders are studied for possible uses in energy, electronics, optics and other fields.
Shedding light on the search for dark matter
Physicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.
A new understanding of metallic glass
Simulations reveal that the formation of some glassy materials is like the setting of a bowl of gelatin.
Students have engineering on the brain
MIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.
Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales
Researchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.
New solar-cell design based on dots and wires
MIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires.