Boiling down viscous flow
A new simplified model predicts patterns that form from honey-like fluids.
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International experts analyze impacts of Ethiopian dam
Report from conference at MIT addresses potential effects of huge construction project.
Discovery science is reinventing the world
How discovery science is reinventing the world
MIT innovators take a close look at how basic science research leads to applications, new companies, jobs, and economic growth.
James Hansen: We should look at all energy options
Former NASA scientist says we need to develop all carbon-free energy sources to avoid disaster.
Renewing a community space: Kresge restoration underway
Landmark building will remain open during restoration.
Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
MIT Water Innovation Prize awards three student startups with $20,000 in innovation grants
MIT’s first-ever competition for water startups sets the groundwork for students to initiate enterprises that tackle global water challenges.
Learning by teaching in a different culture
MISTI Global Teaching Labs has reached over 10,000 foreign high-school students with summer internships and research opportunities.
Adding up to a big win
MIT dominates at annual Putnam Mathematical Competition, taking five of six top individual spots.
Deans announce new Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
MIT-wide effort aims to bring the power of data to the people.
From the heart
Laurie Boyer’s studies of stem cell differentiation could improve treatments for heart disease.
Cerebral curiosity
Graduate student Steven Keating takes a problem-solving approach to his brain cancer.
Better traffic signals can cut greenhouse gas emissions
Analysis shows that smarter programming of stoplights could improve efficiency of urban traffic.