MIT Big Data Initiative launches transportation challenge, privacy working group New efforts aimed at improving the use and management of big data November 12, 2013 Read full story →
Solving chromosomes’ structure Scientists find that loops of DNA are key to tightly packing genetic material for cell division. November 7, 2013 Read full story →
‘Lean In’ at MIT Institute hosts live broadcast of talk by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who discusses how women can lead in the workplace. November 5, 2013 Read full story →
MIT students help middle-school girls SHINE in dance and math Senior Kirin Sinha has founded an after-school program to connect seventh-grade girls with MIT female student-mentors. November 1, 2013 Read full story →
Researchers discover that an exoplanet is Earth-like in mass and size While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of the Earth. October 30, 2013 Read full story →
Powering better online document viewing Fast-growing startup Crocodoc is developing technology that converts documents into HTML for easy viewing and embedding. October 29, 2013 Read full story →
Olafur Eliasson receives 2014 McDermott Award Award includes artist residency, pop-up exhibitions, public lecture, $100,000 prize and gala October 24, 2013 Read full story →
Students prepare for real-world product development through hands-on collaboration October 22, 2013 Read full story →
High school students receive Lemelson-MIT Program invention grants InvenTeam grants awarded to students at 15 high schools nationwide to help bring their innovative ideas to life. October 18, 2013 Read full story →
SuperUROP raises bar for undergraduate research and innovation EECS September kickoff reception features guest speakers Susan Hockfield and Ray Stata October 18, 2013 Read full story →
Automatic speaker tracking in audio recordings A new system dispenses with the human annotation of training data required by its predecessors but achieves comparable results. October 18, 2013 Read full story →
‘Cool’ invention wins first place at MADMEC Thermoelectric bracelet that helps people maintain a comfortable body temperature takes home $10,000 from MIT’s annual materials-science design competition. October 17, 2013 Read full story →
Creating a permanent bacteria barrier Startup Semprus Biosciences develops a permanent solution for keeping bacteria off implanted medical devices. October 11, 2013 Read full story →