Making renewable power more viable for the grid
“Air-breathing” battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies.
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The art and science of polymer chemistry
Jeremiah Johnson designs novel materials for drug delivery, energy, and other applications.
An algorithm for your blind spot
Using smartphone cameras, system for seeing around corners could help with self-driving cars and search-and-rescue.
Designing for a more equitable world
D-Lab founder Amy Smith teaches MIT students to tap into the heart of international development.
Ten researchers from MIT and Broad receive NIH Director’s Awards
Awards support high-risk, high-impact biomedical research.
MIT Professional Education launches Digital Plus
Innovative collaborative learning courses combine online technology with live interactions to enhance critical learning of leading-edge topics.
MIT physicist Rainer Weiss shares Nobel Prize in physics
LIGO inventor and professor emeritus of physics recognized “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
HUBweek shines spotlight on Kendall Square’s innovation ecosystem
MIT community plays central role in Greater Boston’s third annual festival of ideas and innovation.
Biologists identify possible new strategy for halting brain tumors
Cutting off a process that cancerous cells rely on can force them to stop growing.
John Durant plans a new era for the MIT Museum
A new purpose-built museum will be an experimental place for wider conversations.
MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node finds permanent home
The 5,000-square-foot facility includes prototyping equipment, a makerspace, and multipurpose areas.
Laura Kiessling wins Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry
Professor of chemistry is the first woman to win the prestigious prize, awarded annually for creativity in organic chemistry or bioorganic and medicinal chemistry.
New leadership for MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Computer vision and machine learning expert Antonio Torralba to lead new artificial intelligence research lab.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory team scores big at international hacking event
Lab RATs take 10th place at the annual DEF CON Capture the Flag competition in Las Vegas.
Three MIT biologists receive NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards
Graham Walker, Michael Yaffe, and Robert Weinberg earn support from the National Institutes of Health to further their research endeavors.