‘Artificial leaf’ moves closer to reality
MIT researchers develop a device that combines a solar cell with a catalyst to split water molecules and generate energy.
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Ursula M. Burns's Commencement address
'The world needs you as perhaps never before ... we need the spirit of exploration and the thirst for knowledge.'
‘Set your sights on changing the world’
At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.
Long live the qubit!
The power of quantum computers depends on keeping them in a fragile quantum-mechanical state — which researchers have found a new way to extend.
For all to see: MIT anthropologist debuts exhibit at Panama’s premier museum
Photos of celebration rituals among Panama’s Kuna people fascinate audiences — including the Kuna themselves.
Making materials to order
New method of forming composites allows fine-tuning of mechanical, electrical, thermal and other properties.
When is it worth remanufacturing?
MIT study shows sometimes it saves energy, sometimes it doesn’t — and sometimes it makes things worse.
A study in green building on campus
New Sloan School of Management building benefits from an integrated design process
Looking beyond English
MIT professor uses linguistics in an ESL classroom to teach scientific principles, empower a new generation of critical thinkers.
3 Questions: Fotini Christia on the war in Afghanistan
MIT political scientist on the implications of Bin Laden’s death for the war in Afghanistan and U.S.-Pakistan relations.
Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
Learning science through gaming
An MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education.