Music in the brain
For the first time, scientists identify a neural population highly selective for music.
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Putting the science in science policy
Faculty and students from the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate visited our nation’s capital to build relationships with policymakers on both sides of the aisle.
Q&A: Visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen
MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen brings high-speed photography to the natural world.
Bose Grants fund bold and innovative visions
Four high-risk, high-reward projects launch with support from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Alex Tinguely: Working toward a fusion future
After starting his physics education with online courses, an MIT graduate student is now practicing cutting-edge research in nuclear fusion at MIT.
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism
MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.
A new way to monitor vital signs
Ingestible sensor measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract.
A school as a classroom
Students in the Program in Art, Culture and Technology perform at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art.
Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
$1 million gift launches Distinguished Arts Program at MIT
Gift from philanthropist and entrepreneur Dasha Zhukova will support the MIT Center for Art, Science and Technology.
Johnny Gandelsman performs Bach’s complete "Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin"
Violinist Johnny Gandelsman will perform the "Sonatas and Partitas" in their entirety as part of MIT’s Sounding Series in the first annual Terry and Rick Stone Concert
Using ultrasound to improve drug delivery
New approach could aid in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Faculty highlight: Nuh Gedik
Associate professor's work on topological insulators and atomically thin materials yields new, laser-driven approaches to materials for electronics.