Robotic cubes shapeshift in outer space
Self-reconfiguring ElectroVoxels use embedded electromagnets to test applications for space exploration.
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Using deep imaging for higher resolution
Akasha Imaging, an MIT Media Lab spinout, provides efficient and cost-effective imaging with higher-resolution feature detection, tracking, and pose orientation.
3 Questions: The future of international education
New MISTI faculty director Evan Lieberman discusses the crucial role of international education for global solutions.
MIT Solve announces 2022 global challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship
More than $1.3 million in funding available to selected Solver teams and fellows.
Solar-powered system offers a route to inexpensive desalination
Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas.
Adopting a holistic approach to problem-solving in business
A business-to-business marketing expert, Sharmila Chatterjee trains MIT's next generation of business leaders to break down silos.
ClassPass makes health and fitness more accessible
The company, founded by an MIT alumna, gives users access to tens of thousands of health, wellness, and beauty studios under one membership.
President Reif writes to the community about plans to step down
Letter announces Reif's intention to step down as president at the end of 2022, and names Cynthia Barnhart as provost.
An explorer in the sprawling universe of possible chemical combinations
Heather Kulik embraces computer models as “the only way to make a dent” in the vast number of potential materials that could solve important problems.
Investors awaken to the risks of climate change
At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Fall Colloquium, finance executive Poppy Allonby lays out the current state of sustainability thinking among the investor class.
An honor that empowers change
Pressman Awards inspire undergraduate engagement in politics and policy, and sometimes a complete pivot in direction.
New device detects heat strain in military trainees
In the intensity of basic training, a smartwatch-based system warns recruits when they are at risk of heat injury.
Engineers develop surgical “duct tape” as an alternative to sutures
The sticky patch could be quickly applied to repair gut leaks and tears.
Energizing communities in Africa
MIT senior Ayomikun Ayodeji seeks to expand access to reliable, affordable energy in his home country of Nigeria, and beyond.
Preparing global online learners for the clean energy transition
MIT Energy Initiative edX course asks students to rethink how we operate power systems.