Ocean microbes display a hidden talent: releasing countless tiny lipid-filled sacs
MIT finding could one day lead to new approaches for manufacturing biofuels.
Traffic lights: There’s a better way
MIT researchers develop an improved system for timing of urban lights to minimize commuting times.
Overcoming imperfections
By looking to nature, PhD student Leon Dimas 3-D prints materials that resist flaws and fractures.
Morphable surfaces could cut air resistance
Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles.
School of Engineering awards for 2014
Awards given to outstanding faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students
Surprising nanotubes: Some slippery, some sticky
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
Sallie “Penny” Chisholm receives MIT’s Killian Award
Highest honor for MIT faculty members goes to pioneer of research on ocean’s photosynthetic organisms.
Why eumelanin is such a good absorber of light
Researchers uncover secret of a ubiquitous pigment’s ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light.
What’s in your air?
Course 1 Class of 2014 designs, creates, and deploys sophisticated air quality monitoring system for MIT campus.
CEE seed funding fosters multidisciplinary research
Program encourages new approaches to grand challenges in energy, environment, and sustainable materials and cities.
Ocean microbes display remarkable genetic diversity
One species, a few drops of seawater, hundreds of coexisting subpopulations.
Urban physics
Franz-Josef Ulm's serendipitous observation leads to research linking physics and urban planning.