Agitating the aluminum pot
MIT researchers demonstrate that strong churning during hot liquid state can produce stronger, more uniformly structured large aluminum casts.
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In London, extending MIT’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Five events build connections between industry, startups, governments, faculty members, and financiers.
Design your own custom drone
CSAIL system lets users design and fabricate drones with a wide range of shapes and structures.
MIT announces MITx MicroMasters program in development economics, with path to full master’s degree
Institute to offer its first “blended-only” master’s program, in data, economics, and development policy.
Lincoln Laboratory's supercomputing system ranked most powerful in New England
New Dell EMC petaflop-scale supercomputer has 6 times more processing power and 20 times more bandwidth than its predecessor.
LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries
Upgrades make detectors more sensitive to gravitational waves.
Harder, better, faster, stronger
The MIT Formula SAE team takes a great leap forward to build their 2017 race car.
Professor Hung Cheng pledges $1 million for a new MIT scholarship
Inspired by writing his novel, "Nanjing Never Cries," Cheng hopes scholarship helps MIT students work toward a better world.
Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond
Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.
Forging ahead on climate action
At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share insights on implementing climate commitments.
Brian Henderson: Experimenting with physics and policy
Nuclear Science and Engineering Stanton Fellow Brian Henderson brings his physics experience to bear on nuclear weapons disarmament policies.
Xylem becomes first J-WAFS Research Affiliate
Global water technology company signs agreement with J-WAFS for directed research and support of student activities and other water-related initiatives.
Solid-state learning
First-year students get a spirited introduction to materials science and chemistry from Professor Jeffrey Grossman.
Pluto’s icy, slushy heart
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.