The factory of the future, batteries not included
Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.
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MIT shares reopening plans with Cambridge City Council
Representatives detail plans to monitor and manage Covid-19 cases as students prepare to return to campus.
When the chemical industry met modern architecture
PhD student Jessica Varner traces the way synthetic building materials have transformed our environment.
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT announces 2020-21 fellowship class
Journalists will delve into issues including racial bias and race-based health disparities, institutional responses to Covid-19, and the impacts of climate change.
Blueprint for fall 2020 at MIT
Town Hall for undergraduate students and families outlines plans for the academic year — and the rationale behind key decisions.
MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
Lincoln Laboratory decommissions Lincoln Experimental Satellite–9
After more than 44 years of providing satellite communications, the LES-9 workhorse retires from service with a record of groundbreaking technical achievement.
Paul Thomas, MIT’s “Mr. Magnet,” dies at 77
Beloved educator and former technical supervisor at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center brought hands-on science experiences to students of all ages.
MIT’s second virtual town hall addresses the months ahead
Decisions on when to return to campus await more information but may involve a phased process and continued precautions.
In virtual town hall, MIT leadership updates community on Covid-19 responses
Critical research continues, students and staff are receiving support, and contingency planning proceeds for eventual phased reopening.
A mobile tool for global change
Dimagi’s data-collection platform has helped improve health care for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
MIT Emergency Management establishes COVID-19 planning team and working groups
Campus-wide effort to ensure academic, research, and business continuity, as well as continued medical, residential life, and communications response to COVID-19.
From culinary arts to nuclear engineering
Ciara Sivels ’13 takes unusual path to a research career in nuclear engineering for national security.
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
MIT.nano receives international sustainability award
“Go Beyond” Award celebrates commitment to excellence in efficiency and sustainability.