New faces on campus
MIT’s newest students include a classical ballerina, a junior Olympic archer, and a battalion commander.
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Pioneering bioelectronic interfaces
Flexible polymer probes and magnetic nanoparticles promise breakthroughs for treating paralysis and brain disease.
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.
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.
Unlocking the potential of simulation software
Novel software by Akselos drastically increases speed, ease of 3-D engineering simulations.
Visual control of big data
Data-visualization tool identifies sources of aberrant results and recomputes visualizations without them.
Wyn Kelley sails on the Charles W. Morgan
MIT Melville scholar travels on the last surviving U.S. whaleship from Melville's era.
Vision-correcting displays
Technology could lead to e-readers, smartphones, and displays that let users dispense with glasses.
ScratchJr: Coding for kindergarten
With a new app, young children learn important skills as they program stories and games.
GEARing technology for developing markets
Amos Winter designs, builds, and delivers products for underserved populations around the world.
Microfluidics and nanofluidics research address global challenges
Karnik group develops inexpensive ways to analyze blood and filter water
Keeping it simple (for a bioinformatician)
Alumnus strikes delicate balances in big data — helping define the future of health care.
A "maker" education
NuVu Studio takes high school students out of the classroom and into a design space to invent and create.