MIT Media Lab to participate in $27 million initiative on AI ethics and governance Fund establishes a global initiative to advance artificial intelligence research for the public good. January 10, 2017 Read full story →
Twin wins for planetary exploration MIT scientists and alumni well represented on newly announced NASA asteroid missions Psyche and Lucy. January 5, 2017 Read full story →
Using evolutionary dynamics and game theory to understand personal relations MIT biophysicists apply mathematics from evolutionary biology to describe a surprising aspect of human behavior. January 5, 2017 Read full story →
Top tweets of 2016 Best posts on @MIT touch on LIGO discoveries, Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström, Apollo pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Commencement speaker Matt Damon, and more. December 30, 2016 Read full story →
Young women in physics explore faculty careers in inaugural MIT workshop Rising Stars event features research presentations, panel discussions on academic life. December 14, 2016 Read full story →
Richard Held, professor emeritus of brain and cognitive sciences, dies at 94 Longtime professor and former department head spent a lifetime investigating the mechanisms of visual perception. December 9, 2016 Read full story →
“Google Docs” for life sciences accelerates discovery Cloud-based platform assists in managing, sharing data facilitates research. December 7, 2016 Read full story →
Nuclear engineering student advocates for change on campus and Capitol Hill Senior Rasheed Auguste is fueled by passions for science, policy, and creating a more inclusive MIT. December 7, 2016 Read full story →
Face to face with "The Enemy" Visiting Artist Karim Ben Khelifa creates immersive experiences using virtual and augmented reality to humanize soldiers in global conflicts. December 2, 2016 Read full story →
Bold research visions recognized and rewarded Four proposals from six MIT faculty members to receive Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants. December 1, 2016 Read full story →
3Q: Dennis Frenchman on the rise of innovation districts in Cambridge and beyond MIT professor explains how “productive neighborhoods” can remake cities. November 28, 2016 Read full story →
Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles MIT engineers find a simple and inexpensive new approach to creating bending artificial muscle fibers. November 23, 2016 Read full story →
Entanglement bonanza Relatively simple quantum computers could be much more powerful than previously realized. November 18, 2016 Read full story →
Big ice, big science Richard Alley delivers 2016 Carlson Lecture on the physics of glaciers and how ice sheets capture a history of the world’s climate. November 14, 2016 Read full story →
Researchers create synthetic cells to isolate genetic circuits Encapsulating molecular components in artificial membranes offers more flexibility in designing circuits. November 14, 2016 Read full story →