More than a prize Math Prize for Girls offers inspiration and mentorship to participants on MIT’s campus. September 23, 2014 Read full story →
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent. September 23, 2014 Read full story →
New formulation leads to improved liquid battery Cheaper, longer-lasting materials could enable batteries that make wind and solar energy more competitive. September 21, 2014 Read full story →
Fluid mechanics suggests alternative to quantum orthodoxy New math explains dynamics of fluid systems that mimic many peculiarities of quantum mechanics. September 12, 2014 Read full story →
CSAIL’s Nick Roy helms Google’s delivery-drone project Autonomy expert led MIT-heavy team in developing “self-flying planes” September 11, 2014 Read full story →
Inventor creates tiny technologies for medicine; awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Sangeeta Bhatia combines clinical and engineering perspectives to tackle complex health challenges. September 9, 2014 Read full story →
Paradigm shifter Maxime Cohen’s research — and tireless work ethic — change business practices for the better. September 9, 2014 Read full story →
Media Lab to launch wellness initiative with $1 million Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant New program, Advancing Wellness, combines academics with on-the-ground initiatives to promote better health at MIT and beyond. September 8, 2014 Read full story →
Sun-powered desalination for villages in India Off-grid Indian communities with salty groundwater could get potable water through a proposed solar technique. September 8, 2014 Read full story →
Re-inventing the grid Cambridge-based MIT startup Ambri is building a novel liquid metal battery for grid-level storage to revolutionize energy in the 21st century. September 3, 2014 Read full story →
New faces on campus MIT’s newest students include a classical ballerina, a junior Olympic archer, and a battalion commander. September 3, 2014 Read full story →
Pioneering bioelectronic interfaces Flexible polymer probes and magnetic nanoparticles promise breakthroughs for treating paralysis and brain disease. September 2, 2014 Read full story →
Ride-sharing could cut cabs’ road time by 30 percent A new analytic framework enables analysis of GPS data on 150 million cab rides in New York City. September 1, 2014 Read full story →
Solving the polar climate conundrum According to MIT researchers, ocean circulation explains why the Arctic feels the effects of global warming much more than the Antarctic. August 22, 2014 Read full story →