Slow-motion science and the art of capturing marine life
New MIT exhibit features high-speed underwater photography by former aquanaut Grace Young ’14.
Inspiring a new generation of innovators
Andrew Viterbi ’56, SM ’57 has been a pioneer in wireless communications for more than half a century.
Commercializing a new generation of polymer coatings
GVD’s vapor-deposited polymer coatings improve performance efficiency in critical applications across industries.
$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development
Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China.
Products of progress
From bike-mounted maize shellers to solar lamps, startup brings more efficient tools to rural Tanzania.
Drive-by heat mapping
Startup’s thermal-imaging cars can quickly track energy leaks in thousands of homes and buildings.
Top tweets of 2014
Best of the year on @MIT include a robot cheetah, next-generation spacesuits, and Tetris tater tots.
MIT Hillel director honored by Hillel International
Award to Rabbi Michelle Fisher culminates years of hard work by MIT Hillel to put its program “on the map.”
Life in better light
EGG Energy brings solar-powered electricity to rural Tanzania, improving quality of life and the environment.
The future of fusion power
In inaugural Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Zach Hartwig PhD '14 explains why fusion research should be at the top of NSE's agenda.
From drinking from the firehose to playing in the pool
Lita Nelsen ’64, SM ’66, SM ’79 finally makes good on a longstanding MIT-student requirement.
Tracking what students grasp
Socrative mobile quiz app saves teachers time and offers real-time data on student comprehension of material.
U.S. CTO Megan Smith will be 2015 Commencement speaker
Noted entrepreneur and engineer will return to MIT on June 5 to address the Class of 2015.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
Alloying tougher tungsten
MIT graduate student Zack Cordero deforms and compacts chromium-tungsten powders to create stronger metals with nanoscale microstructure.