Metallic gels produce tunable light emission
New family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors.
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Building the Living Wage Calculator
Amy Glasmeier explores economic variations by region to shed light on income inequality.
Computing at full capacity
MIT spinout Jisto helps companies optimize utilization with real-time deployment, monitoring, and analytics.
Education is focus of Lemann gift to MIT
New partnership will support high-impact initiatives aimed at improving public education in Brazil.
Helping robots handle uncertainty
Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical.
Pushing the limits of pump design for small farmers in India
Tata Center team invents the first solar-powered water pump tailored to the irrigation needs of millions of small-acreage farmers in the Ganges River basin.
Stoking a passion for science with tales of plasma research
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's John Nwagbaraocha discusses his love of science, plasma, and popular culture with local high school students.
Artbot engineers the discovery of art
New mobile app designed by MIT graduate students provides serendipitous connections to the Boston-area art scene.
Object recognition for free
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
An inspiring tale: Barbara Johnson wins MITFCU People Helping People Award
Honor recognizes efforts to improve the day-to-day experiences and long-term prospects of people with hearing loss and other disabilities.
The art and science of mapmaking with wood
Graduate student Phillip Daniel turns maps into laser-cut works of art.
Undaunted by the unknown
Senior Katie Bodner thrives in synthetic biology, where guidelines are just being established.
Faculty highlight: Christopher Schuh
Metallurgist pushes grain boundaries: Nanostructured metal alloys deliver tougher materials, lower costs, and safer outcomes.