MIT Center for Art, Science and Technology receives $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Combined grants provide eight years of funding, among largest gifts received by the arts at MIT. April 22, 2015 Read full story →
Emotionally inspired engineering Fueled by her roots in China, senior Emma Nelson tackles environmental issues with engineering. April 8, 2015 Read full story →
Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples. April 6, 2015 Read full story →
Better traffic signals can cut greenhouse gas emissions Analysis shows that smarter programming of stoplights could improve efficiency of urban traffic. March 31, 2015 Read full story →
The rapid rise of human language New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form. March 30, 2015 Read full story →
Closing the arctic data gap Ice-tethered devices are helping researchers collect more data on the Arctic Ocean. March 26, 2015 Read full story →
Temple Grandin: Look at what people can do, not what they can’t In talks at MIT, noted behavioral expert suggests encouraging skills of people with autism. March 18, 2015 Read full story →
Beaver Works hosts Assistive Technologies Hackathon MIT students hack away at problems faced by local community members living with disabilities. March 16, 2015 Read full story →
Modeling nuclear energy Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools. March 16, 2015 Read full story →
Armory Show is “CULTURUNNERS’” next stop “CULTURUNNERS” and ACT involve creative individuals across MIT to highlight artistic journeys and exchanges between the United States and the Middle East. March 5, 2015 Read full story →
New technique allows analysis of clouds around exoplanets Team describes use of method to determine properties of clouds surrounding the exoplanet Kepler-7b. March 3, 2015 Read full story →
For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act Solar storm found to produce “ultrarelativistic, killer electrons” in 60 seconds. February 19, 2015 Read full story →
Smarter multicore chips New approach to distributing computations could make multicore chips much faster. February 18, 2015 Read full story →
Power efficiency in the violin New study identifies key design features that boost violins’ acoustic power. February 10, 2015 Read full story →
Waves in the deep New study examines role of acoustic-gravity waves as ocean transport, early warning of tsunamis. February 3, 2015 Read full story →