In The World: Mapping the logistics of megacities New open-source online maps generated by MIT students provide details of urban supply chains. September 9, 2013 Read full story →
Inflatable antennae could give CubeSats greater reach Design inflates with a powder that turns into gas. September 6, 2013 Read full story →
Solar-cell manufacturing costs: innovation could level the field Study shows that factors other than wages dominate trends in photovoltaic costs, raising the prospect of competitive manufacturing anywhere. September 5, 2013 Read full story →
Terramechanics research aims to keep Mars rovers rolling Simulations predict safest path for rovers to travel. September 5, 2013 Read full story →
Video: Public art at MIT MIT's noted public art, which can be enjoyed throughout campus, began to take shape in 1965. September 4, 2013 Read full story →
New low-temperature chemical reaction explained Unusual reaction, never fully understood, is important to fuel combustion, atmospheric chemistry and biochemistry. September 4, 2013 Read full story →
A look at the Class of 2017 From a bedroom chemist to a high-flying roboticist, talents abound among MIT’s incoming freshmen. September 4, 2013 Read full story →
An easier way to control genes New method for turning genes on and off could enable more complex synthetic biology circuits. September 3, 2013 Read full story →
Big game hunter MIT sociologist T.L. Taylor studies the subcultures of online gaming and the nascent world of online e-sports. September 3, 2013 Read full story →
How to get fresh water out of thin air Fog-harvesting system developed by MIT and Chilean researchers could provide potable water for the world’s driest regions. August 30, 2013 Read full story →
An answer to why our galaxy’s black hole is a finicky eater Researchers find material ejects itself before black hole can devour it. August 29, 2013 Read full story →
Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S. New MIT study finds vehicle emissions are the biggest contributor to these premature deaths. August 29, 2013 Read full story →
3-D mapping in real time, without the drift New technique creates highly detailed, accurate 3-D maps in real time. August 28, 2013 Read full story →
3Q: Robert McKersie on his civil rights memoir MIT professor looks back at the movement for equality in Chicago. August 28, 2013 Read full story →
Accounting for everyone Rodrigo Verdi teaches accounting, the ‘language of business’ — and studies the links between accounting and market movements. August 27, 2013 Read full story →