Charles L. Miller Symposium honors Professor Daniel Roos
Looks at the rich past, exciting future of engineering systems
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Report: Storage for spent nuclear fuel more crucial than ever
Japanese nuclear crisis adds to the urgency of dealing with radioactive used fuel, and may raise cost of new plants, MIT study says
Out of thick air
MIT graduate student is working to make water available for the world’s poor by refining the tools and techniques of fog harvesting.
Learning science through gaming
An MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.
Constant connection
MIT researchers show how to use portable devices’ built-in motion sensors to improve data rates on wireless networks.
Putting ‘Technology’ on the map
Next Century Convocation celebrates the history, achievements and people of MIT’s first century and a half.
Cast your vote in the MIT Global Challenge
Community Choice Voting begins today and continues through April 25.
Thinking like economists
From funky markets in airfares and hot dogs to the effects of alcohol taxes on drunk-driving fatalities, MIT undergraduates try their hand at economics research.
New report details status of women in science and engineering at MIT
Follow-up to previous reports shows improvement, but that still more can be done.
The past, present and future of cancer
Researchers gather to discuss the state of their field and the potential for new treatments.
Explained: Ad hoc networks
Decentralized wireless networks could have applications in distributed sensing and robotics and maybe even personal communications.
Student inventor Alice Chen receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
$30,000 prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide; four leading universities celebrate 2011 winners