Mapping the effects of crystal defects
Study sheds light on interactions that change the way heat and electricity move through microchips.
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MIT graduate programs earn top marks from US News
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.
Scientists make microscopes from droplets
With chemistry and light, researchers can tune the focus of tiny beads of liquid.
Toward “valleytronic” devices for data storage or computer logic systems
Researchers have discovered a new way to tune electronic energy levels in some 2-D materials.
MIT Libraries and MIT MakerWorkshop launch Equipment to Go
Pilot program lends tools to makers across the MIT community.
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.
Electrons go superballistic
Newly discovered phenomenon accelerates electrons as they enter a viscous state.
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons
Seven-year study indicates two photons, not one, are exchanged in electron-proton interactions.
MIT researchers create new form of matter
Supersolid is crystalline and superfluid at the same time.
Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices president and CEO, to speak at 2017 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods
EECS alumna and industry leader returns to campus for the June 8 ceremony.
3Q: Maria Zuber, daughter of coal country
MIT’s vice president for research describes how growing up in eastern Pennsylvania shaped her views on climate policy.
Virtual-reality system for the elderly wins health care prize
Eight student teams pitched novel inventions at MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.