Faster tracking of treatment responses
Biological sensors developed by MIT spinout Glympse Bio could help clinicians make decisions for individual patients.
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In praise of IAP
For 50 years, Independent Activities Period has provided MIT community members with a respite from the firehose.
Scene at MIT: Mystery MIT
Held virtually for the first time due to the pandemic, this year’s MIT Mystery Hunt took the form of a puzzle-filled multiplayer game on an alternate-reality MIT campus.
How chess plays out at MIT
For decades, experts at the Institute have been shaping the future of the game.
Improving MIT life and learning during a pandemic
Weekend hackathon inspires hundreds of MIT students to find ways to improve the upcoming semester.
Want cheaper nuclear energy? Turn the design process into a game
Researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors.
SMART researchers engineer a plant-based sensor to monitor arsenic levels in soil
Nanoscale devices integrated into the leaves of living plants can detect the toxic heavy metal in real time.
Illustrating Covid-19 hygiene best practices
Jasmine Florentine ’11, SM ’15 combines engineering and art to illustrate educational posters related to Covid-19.
Indigenous knowledge and technology at MIT: “Is it wise?”
A week of workshops, lab visits, and pairings matched Indigenous delegates with relevant labs and researchers across MIT.
Computer-aided creativity in robot design
MIT researchers’ new system optimizes the shape of robots for traversing various terrain types.
Bhavik Nagda: Delving into the deployment of new technologies
“We need more technologists in the room while policies are formulated,” says the MIT senior.
Staying ahead of the artificial intelligence curve with help from MIT
Intelenz co-founder Renzo Zagni credits MIT for the know-how he needed to launch his company and grow its AI-enabled offerings.
Demo Day shows MIT entrepreneurs’ resilience
Amid new challenges, this year’s delta v program taught participants the same essential lessons about entrepreneurship.
2020 Beaver Works Summer Institute goes virtual
Students from across the nation collaborate online during a four-week, hands-on STEM experience.
How hunting helped shape elite society
MIT historian’s new book examines the political value early medieval European kings and nobles found in a royal ritual.