Philosopher Agustín Rayo named associate dean of MIT-SHASS
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Crunching quantum code
MIT physics graduate student Sagar Vijay co-develops error correction method for quantum computing based on special electronic states called Majorana fermions.
Targeting cancer from many angles
Killian Award recipient Tyler Jacks fosters interdisciplinary, innovative cancer research.
Q&A: Rainer Weiss on LIGO’s origins
MIT physicist developed the concept for LIGO as a teaching exercise.
Coming together on climate
Hackathon for Climate brings students, faculty, staff, and alumni together on climate change solutions.
Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved
Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.
Visible hand
Startup meshes crowdfunding and bond markets to change how cities are built
With Neighborly, Jase Wilson meshes crowdfunding and bond markets to change how cities are built.
Computer science meets economics
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.
A virtual “guide dog” for navigation
Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired.
Dispatches from the Paris climate talks
MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes
Curing disease by repairing faulty genes
New delivery method boosts efficiency of CRISPR genome-editing system.
Learning to solve
Hallmark program “SuperUROP” lets undergrad engineers dive into a year-long research experience.