President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT
Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.
Making a path to ethical, socially beneficial artificial intelligence
Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure artificial intelligence serves the public good.
Negotiating with infrastructure cyberterrorists
Researchers design a negotiation strategy to help cities and organizations minimize losses when their data are held hostage.
Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing
From digital circuits to ingestible robots, the Institute has helped spearhead key innovations in the technology revolution.
Dan Huttenlocher named inaugural dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Alumnus and founding dean of Cornell Tech in New York City will return to MIT this summer.
Putting data privacy in the hands of users
New platform forces data center servers to only use data in ways that users explicitly approve.
Podcast reveals the tough reality of building a business
Frederic Kerrest MBA ’09 recently launched the podcast "Zero to IPO" to help entrepreneurs with each stage of the startup journey.
Finding love in the lab
Mechanical engineering alumni and married couple Larissa Nietner and Scott Nill started their relationship — and two companies — as MIT graduate students.
Redesigning pharmacies with the consumer in mind
Alto Pharmacy uses software and an innovative operations model to improve access to medication.
Kevin Woller: From student to mentor
Research scientist gives back by passing along the nuts and bolts of plasma research.
Richard "Dick" Lyon, acoustics expert and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dies at 89
Leading expert in acoustics, vibration, and machine dynamics served on the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty for 32 years.
Democratizing app development
Thunkable gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.
Empowering impoverished artisans through fashion
Soko uses a mobile-based supply chain to give artisans in Kenya access to the fashion world.
Weather monitoring from the ground up
ClimaCell uses wireless signals to track and forecast the weather in every 500-meter patch of the Earth’s surface.
Alumni team tops Collegiate Inventors Competition
Mechanical engineering alumni of 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) win with Rhino, a product that makes brick repointing faster, safer, and more accurate.