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Facing the facts about our changing climate
MIT researchers join Boston Globe panel in weighing climate risks and resolutions.
Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus education
New online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.
Using new technology to measure nitrogen in coastal surface waters
MIT Sea Grant-funded researcher, Matt Charette, is addressing the degradation of coastal waters in New England.
Self-sculpting sand
New algorithms could enable heaps of ‘smart sand’ that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts.
Greenhouse gas can find a home underground
New MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.
A biplane to break the sound barrier
Cheaper, quieter and fuel-efficient biplanes could put supersonic travel on the horizon.
Jamshied Sharifi ‘83 recognizes the Arab Spring with commission for the MIT Wind Ensemble
Free advance tickets available for world premiere concert Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.
Catching some rays — lots of them
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languages
This resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Richard de Neufville
On engineering design and the book 'Flexibility in Engineering Design'
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Nancy Leveson
On system safety and the book "Engineering a Safer World:Systems Thinking Applied to Safety"