Sleeping under the stars in Australia
Solar Electric Vehicle Team completes the 2015 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
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A new way to monitor vital signs
Ingestible sensor measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract.
A school as a classroom
Students in the Program in Art, Culture and Technology perform at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art.
Chandrakasan appointed to Vannevar Bush Professorship
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science head Anantha Chandrakasan appointed to Institute-wide professorship.
Leaching study boosts potash alternative
Microfluidic experiments show feldspar releases potassium at a higher rate than expected, suggesting new possibilities for using ground rocks in agriculture.
Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
Quantum materials: A new paradigm for computing?
Diamond spintronics and graphene-based infrared detectors are among leading-edge technologies reported at annual Materials Day Symposium at MIT.
Harvesting more energy from photons
Quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface.
William Siebert, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 89
Siebert, an expert in long-range radar, helped shape EECS undergraduate curriculum.
A smart inhaler for people with asthma
Sensors that track inhaler use aim to keep asthma patients healthy, cut health care costs.
Bubble, bubble, at the flick of a switch
Researchers find a way to control the bubbles of boiling water using a small electric charge.