Inequality offensive
At MIT forum, economists evaluate the consequences of increasing inequality in America, and suggest solutions.
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Guiding robot planes with hand gestures
MIT researchers are developing a system that would allow aircraft-carrier crews to direct autonomous planes using ordinary hand gestures.
Graduate programs in engineering, management excel in new rankings
MIT leads in multiple disciplines, says U.S. News & World Report.
Fiber laser points to woven 3-D displays
A fiber that can emit light along its length in any direction may herald flexible 3-D displays and medical tools that activate therapeutic compounds with bursts of light.
Continuous drug manufacturing offers speed, lower costs
New system developed by MIT researchers could help transform the pharmaceutical industry.
If the people will lead …
At an MIT panel on the future of black politics, scholars discuss the need for civic engagement at a time of economic stress.
Catching some rays — lots of them
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
Testing unbuilt chips
A new software-simulation system promises much more accurate evaluation of promising — but potentially fault-ridden — multicore-chip designs.
Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line
New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.
Freeing radicals from their negative connotations
Killian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.
Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languages
This resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.
Transistors promise more powerful logic, more logical power
Research could affect U.S. manufacturing indirectly, by helping introduce products difficult to build elsewhere, and directly, by reducing production costs.
The helper
Senior puts engineering skills, desire to serve toward improving the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.