Judging a book through its cover
New computational imaging method identifies letters printed on first nine pages of a stack of paper.
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MIT’s REXIS is bound for asteroid Bennu
Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.
MIT Energy Initiative welcomes GE as new member and participant in Low-Carbon Energy Centers
GE’s membership marks continued progress on goals of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change to engage industry in solving global challenges.
3-D printed structures “remember” their shapes
Heat-responsive materials may aid in controlled drug delivery and solar panel tracking.
Hacking microbes
Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently.
Solving network congestion
MegaMIMO system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab speeds data transfer by coordinating multiple routers at the same time.
New heads of house join undergraduate and graduate communities to start the fall semester
Areas of expertise include robotics, writing, physics, jewelry-making, and breakfast cereal.
User-friendly language for programming efficient simulations
New language can speed up computer simulations 200-fold or reduce the code they require by 90 percent.
$1 million gift to support diversity in STEM education
Gift from Hopper-Dean Foundation will enhance computer science and engineering programs for high school and middle school students.
Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88
World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.
Fighting ALS with mind, hand, and heart
With support from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, an MIT spinoff is creating assistive technology for people with ALS.
2016 MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellows announced
Program blurs the lines between academia and the world.
Growing season
New professional education program on agriculture, innovation, and the environment attracts global agricultural leaders to MIT.
How MIT gave "Ghostbusters" its "geek cred"
From proton packs to hidden props, the 2016 blockbuster draws upon MIT personalities and scientific panache.