In the World: Small Mexican village produces clean water with solar-powered system
MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.
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Improving data management, through entrepreneurship
MIT adjunct professor Michael Stonebraker co-founded Vertica Systems, and other startups, that have helped improve database management.
Artificial-intelligence research revives its old ambitions
A new interdisciplinary research center at MIT, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims at nothing less than unraveling the mystery of intelligence.
MITx philosophy course hits the hard questions
24.00x to tackle problems that 'do not have an instruction manual'
A look at the Class of 2017
From a bedroom chemist to a high-flying roboticist, talents abound among MIT’s incoming freshmen.
The science of collaboration
The future of biomedical innovation depends in part on learning from the trend for all players to work together for the common goal, say two MIT researchers.
3-D mapping in real time, without the drift
New technique creates highly detailed, accurate 3-D maps in real time.
Mass. Secretary of Education Matthew Malone visits MIT
The state's education chief speaks with high-school science teachers on campus.
MIT launches the Center for Neurobiological Engineering
Establishing a neuroengineering community that can set new research directions and address emerging issues in brain science.
Solving the mysteries of regeneration
Biologist Peter Reddien seeks to understand planarians’ famous ability to grow new body parts.
Future of solar geoengineering far from settled
MIT event brings together geoengineering experts to debate the use of solar radiation management for preventing climate change.
Detecting early-stage malarial infection
New prototype device recognizes electrical properties of infected cells as signatures of disease.
Making connections in the eye
Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.
From theory to practice
PhD student Kuang Xu has found a way to apply predictive modeling to improve emergency-room wait times.