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Stephen Buchwald awarded 2019 Wolf Prize for chemistry
Honor shared with John Hartwig of the University of California at Berkeley for their development of a process to improve the synthesis of large organic molecules.
January 16, 2019 -
Fortifying the future of cryptography
Vinod Vaikuntanathan aims to improve encryption in a world with growing applications and evolving adversaries.
January 16, 2019 -
Professor Emeritus János Miklós Beér dies at 95
Chemical engineering professor had a passion for cleaner combustion and was a refugee who helped Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary.
January 15, 2019 -
Lisa Peattie, professor emerita of urban studies and planning, dies at 94
Noted urban anthropologist in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning championed advocacy and social change.
January 14, 2019 -
Robert Simcoe named director of MIT Kavli Institute
An expert in instrumentation and early universe observations, Simcoe succeeds Jacqueline Hewitt as head of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
January 10, 2019 -
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Eleven new professors join the MIT community.
January 9, 2019 -
How writing technology shaped classical thinking
Stephanie Frampton’s new book explores the written word in the Roman world.
January 8, 2019 -
Tackling greenhouse gases
Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
January 7, 2019 -
Nuno Loureiro: Understanding turbulence in plasmas
Theoretical physicist's focus on the complexity of plasma turbulence could pay dividends in fusion energy.
January 3, 2019 -
MIT research honored with Physics World “Breakthrough of the Year” awards
"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.
December 27, 2018 -
Three at MIT named 2018 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
MIT president and two engineering faculty recognized for contributions with tangible impacts on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
December 21, 2018 -
Josh Tenenbaum named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine
Professor honored for work on the nature and origins of intelligence in the human mind and applying that knowledge to build human-like intelligence in machines.
December 19, 2018 -
Building site identified for MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
Headquarters would replace Building 44, forming an “entrance to computing” near the intersection of Vassar and Main streets.
December 19, 2018 -
Music technology accelerates at MIT
An increasingly popular program is drawing students eager to build — and use — the next generation of tools for making music.
December 18, 2018 -
Q&A: Why business leaders should — yes — ask questions
MIT Sloan’s Hal Gregersen talks about his new book, “Questions Are the Answer.”
December 18, 2018 -
This MIT professor uncovers secrets to better investing
MIT Sloan’s Eric So sheds new light on investor behavior and stock markets.
December 17, 2018 -
Opportunities for materials innovation abound
Faculty researchers share insights into new capabilities at the annual Industrial Liaison Program Research and Development Conference.
December 14, 2018 -
Better superconductors from ceramic copper oxides
Riccardo Comin seeks to elucidate the microscopic physics of high-temperature superconducting devices to advance their technological applications.
December 13, 2018 -
Report reassesses MIT’s relationship with Saudi Arabia
MIT community is invited to comment.
December 6, 2018 -
Blending medicine and mechanical engineering
Assistant Professor Ellen Roche develops revolutionary medical devices through research at the crossroads of medical science and engineering.
December 4, 2018