MIT fifth overall among U.S. universities in U.S. News rankings
Undergraduate engineering again ranked No. 1; business No. 2.
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‘I speak MISTI’
MIT program sends students abroad for experiences tailor-made for their academic and professional interests.
3 Questions: John Gabrieli on studying traumatic memories
Sept. 11, 2001, is a day that lives in infamy. But how accurately do we remember it?
Quantum computing with light
A switch that lets one photon alter the quantum state of another could point the way to both practical quantum computers and a quantum Internet.
Killing a cancer cell from the inside out
Synthetic biologists design a gene circuit that, when delivered to cancer cells, forces them to commit suicide.
In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyers
Devices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.
Increasing fuel efficiency with a smartphone
A network of dashboard-mounted phones can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting.
Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you
Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images.
Scene perception versus action in the brain
Cognitive neuroscientists shed light on how the brain responds to scenes and their mirror-image reversals.
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.
The too-smart-for-its-own-good grid
New technologies intended to boost reliance on renewable energy could destabilize the power grid if they’re not matched with careful pricing policies.
The science of teacher education
Undergraduate program prepares primary and secondary classroom leaders capable of inspiring their students.
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
Hippie days
How a handful of countercultural scientists changed the course of physics in the 1970s and helped open up the frontier of quantum information.