Will the new industrial city work?
At MIT symposium, promise of advanced manufacturing suggests new ways to reshape urban space.
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Getting metabolism right
Analysis of 89 models of metabolic processes finds flaws in 44 of them — but suggests corrections.
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development
MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent.
Making drones more customizable
Airware’s operating system makes drones simple to build and modify for multiple applications.
Inventor creates tiny technologies for medicine; awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Sangeeta Bhatia combines clinical and engineering perspectives to tackle complex health challenges.
ScratchJr: Coding for kindergarten
With a new app, young children learn important skills as they program stories and games.
Essays in English yield information about other languages
Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers’ languages.
Making the cut
Lincoln Laboratory spinout is commercializing the first direct-diode laser bright enough to cut and weld metal.
Making change
PhD student Dina El-Zanfaly studies learning through making — with one eye on her native Egypt.
Social media at MIT: The Alumni Association reaches out and follows
Two members of the Alumni Association's Communications Department discuss strategies for sharing stories with MIT alumni through social media, as well as following alumni who are making the news.
Getting ready for summer solar vehicle race
MIT team members preparing "Valkyrie" for Austin to St. Paul run in July.
Creative abilities
From Boston to Bangalore, MIT senior Priyanka Saha uses technology to empower people with disabilities.
Democratizing data visualization
Study examines use of ‘Exhibit’ tools in creating interactive data visualizations.
What lies beneath: Sensor analytics in the water system
Andrew Whittle engineers smart underground infrastructure for a safer and more efficient future.