Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.
Felice Frankel donates image collection to the MIT Libraries
Landscape architecture photographs will be shared as a learning resource.
Renowned architect I.M. Pei ’40 dies at 102
Designer of the Louvre pyramid and of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art left a distinctive mark on the MIT campus.
Where design meets assembly for three MIT alumnae at Microsoft
Mechanical engineering alumnae Jacklyn Herbst ’10, MEngM ’11, Isabella DiDio ’16, and Ann McInroy ’18 bring shared MIT experiences to the same Microsoft team.
Robots shoot for the moon in MIT’s annual 2.007 competition
Robotic sweepers, flappers, and telescoping arms face off for a shot at coveted engineering prize.
Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
Scaling solutions for the developing world
In MIT D-Lab class 2.729 (Design for Scale), MIT students devise ways to manufacture products to reach as many people as possible.
Grad students win Urban Land Institute challenge
Their winning 2019 Hines Student Competition entry readies an urban space for the future while preserving the past.
MET Fund launched to support MITdesignX
Seed fund will support venture-design education and entrepreneurship in the School of Architecture and Planning.
“One.MIT” creates a monument — at the smallest scale
MIT.nano etches more than 270,000 names from the MIT community on a 6-inch wafer.
Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship
Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.
Pitching transformative design
Undergraduates put their ideas on the line in a competition showcasing novel, consequential applications of nuclear science and engineering.
MIT D-Lab Practical Impact Alliance holds Co-Design Summit
Gathering aims for collaborative solutions to economic and social development challenges using MIT D-Lab's participatory design methodology.
Applying physics to energy-efficient building design
Christoph Reinhart is internationally known for using natural light to illuminate interiors and his lab's design tools are used by architects and urban planners worldwide.
Customizing computer-aided design
System breaks down complex designs into easily modifiable shapes for custom manufacturing and 3-D printing.