Smarter lenses
Newly launched mobile eye-test device could lead to prescription virtual-reality screens.
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Automating big-data analysis
System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.
Solving the world’s great challenges
Inaugural Solve conference concludes four days of talks, workshops, and discussions on global challenges.
Bringing “the greatest show in the universe” to the people
MIT hosts national ScienceWriters2015 conference.
High School teams awarded 2015-16 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants for invention projects
Fourteen student teams nationwide address social and environmental issues through invention.
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
Neighborhood of innovation
HUBweek events showcase the scientific and technological advances at MIT and around Kendall Square.
Reimagining high school
Education experts discuss how to transform the American high school during Solve event.
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
Solve conference explores better ways to provide power, water, and food to billions of people.
Designing across disciplines
Architectural cross-studios encourage students to bridge gaps between design, history, and engineering.
Climate change contest selects grand prize winner
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world.
MIT and Imperial College London launch new seed fund
Grants to support early-stage joint research projects.
Enhancing movement with computational models
PhD student David Hill maps human locomotion in detail to improve rehabilitative and assistive robotics.
Deshpande Center announces fall 2015 research grants
Fifteen research teams receive $1,151,000 to develop new technological innovations.
3Q: The massive impact of neutrino research
Physicist Joseph Formaggio discusses the significance of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics, MIT’s involvement in neutrino research.