Solving carbon mysteries of the deep ocean New research from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reveals a hidden deep-ocean carbon cycle. February 17, 2015 Read full story →
3 Questions: Amy Finkelstein on testing health care systems MIT economist explains why randomized trials can improve medical care. February 12, 2015 Read full story →
Report outlines path to greater campus inclusiveness Institute Community and Equity Officer releases report aimed at fostering culture of respect and caring. February 12, 2015 Read full story →
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays Inkjet-printing system could enable mass-production of large-screen and flexible OLED displays. February 12, 2015 Read full story →
New faculty in engineering Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering. February 2, 2015 Read full story →
Decoding sugar addiction Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating, researchers find. January 29, 2015 Read full story →
On the hunt The MIT Mystery Hunt has been a proud Institute tradition for more than three decades. January 29, 2015 Read full story →
Replicating a simple but elegant experiment MIT Lincoln Laboratory's installation of a pendulum re-creates Foucault's seminal demonstration of Earth's rotation. January 22, 2015 Read full story →
Optimizing optimization algorithms Analysis shows how to get the best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems. January 21, 2015 Read full story →
Lincoln Laboratory hosts first "Make Your Own Wearables" workshop for high-school girls Hands-on projects in wearable technology introduce girls to mechanical design and electrical engineering. January 14, 2015 Read full story →
Evolutionary approaches to big-data problems Una-May O'Reilly applies machine learning and evolutionary algorithms to tackle some of the world's biggest big-data challenges. January 14, 2015 Read full story →
A week at MIT Workshop on quantitative methods in biology draws diverse undergrads from across the country. January 13, 2015 Read full story →
Top tweets of 2014 Best of the year on @MIT include a robot cheetah, next-generation spacesuits, and Tetris tater tots. December 30, 2014 Read full story →
Could birdsong help us solve stuttering? New CSAIL genomics work suggests vocalizing birds could tell us more about speech disorders. December 22, 2014 Read full story →
In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain Newest computer neural networks can identify visual objects as well as the primate brain. December 18, 2014 Read full story →