3 Questions: Alan Berger on cities and health
New report from MIT’s Center for Advanced Urbanism examines the best ways to help public health in metropolitan areas.
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Study finds more spending on fire suppression may lead to bigger fires
Researchers emphasize balancing fire suppression with prevention measures.
Machine learning branches out
An algorithm that extends an artificial-intelligence technique to new tasks could aid in analysis of flight delays and social networks.
Better batteries through biology?
MIT researchers find a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses.
DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman will be MIT’s 2014 Commencement speaker
A champion of market-driven science, trained as an engineer, will address the Class of 2014 on June 6.
MIT Big Data Initiative launches transportation challenge, privacy working group
New efforts aimed at improving the use and management of big data
Solving chromosomes’ structure
Scientists find that loops of DNA are key to tightly packing genetic material for cell division.
‘Lean In’ at MIT
Institute hosts live broadcast of talk by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who discusses how women can lead in the workplace.
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.
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.
Powering better online document viewing
Fast-growing startup Crocodoc is developing technology that converts documents into HTML for easy viewing and embedding.
Olafur Eliasson receives 2014 McDermott Award
Award includes artist residency, pop-up exhibitions, public lecture, $100,000 prize and gala