MIT startups inspire with impressive presentations at Demo Day 2026
The event featured ventures solving problems in manufacturing, cybersecurity, health care spending, and more.
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MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.
Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data
A new algorithm learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for.
Startup brings ancient Roman concrete technology to modern construction
Dmat is commercializing findings from the lab of Associate Professor Admir Masic to make concrete longer-lasting and more sustainable.
How 35 percent of US employees are left on the margins
In a new book, Paul Osterman details his research finding more than one-third of the country’s workers are “disposable,” with little security or chance of job advancement.
Solving the solvent problem
By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.
Beyond the pitch: The founder’s journey
An MIT mechanical engineering course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by alumni startup founders.
Hydrogen: clean fuel of the future — if we can find a cheap and clean way to ship it
A team led by MIT Energy Initiative researchers developed the HyCAT tool, enabling decision-makers to explore the cost and carbon emissions of their options for shipping hydrogen fuel to their site.
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition
Three MIT teams took five top awards in the 2026 NASA RASC-AL Competition for designing critical elements for the moon base and future missions to Mars.
MIT researchers advance toward greater bandwidth, more energy-efficient communications
The FUTUR-IC research program integrates electronics and photonics in microchip systems.
“We can’t ship goods without functioning ports”
PhD student Chelsea Mitchell studies the economic forces that shape shipping ports and their ability to support global supply chains.
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum
In its first year, INM has worked across research, workforce development, and industry engagement to help accelerate new manufacturing technologies and their real-world deployment.
New laboratory at MIT aims to advance quantum research for the nation
The Quantum Systems Laboratory will catalyze quantum innovation and be open to government, academic, and industry researchers.
Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub
With $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MIT to build a new shared-use facility to serve as a statewide quantum toolbox.
How the war in the Middle East is impacting global energy systems
Expect energy disruptions and economic damage, especially in developing countries, and prepare to build a more resilient, sustainable energy system, says International Energy Agency executive director.