Brighter future for bacteria detection
An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection.
Feeding the world without consuming the planet
MIT researchers and industry experts address global resource challenges and ways to confront them.
Cocktail novelties inspired by nature’s designs
Mechanisms behind water bugs and lilies applied to culinary devices.
Assessing the future of water for agriculture
MIT researcher Kenneth Strzepek discusses future threats to water resources in the UN Conference on Trade and Development
Emily Wick PhD '51, MIT's first female professor to earn tenure, dies at 91
Chemist and nutrition scientist was a pioneer in women's rights on campus and loved sailing.
The subculture of cheese
MIT anthropologist looks inside the growing world of do-it-yourself American cheese-makers.
NACUFS tours MIT Dining
The National Association of College & University Food Services visits the Institute before its annual conference.
Nutrient mixture improves memory in patients with early Alzheimer’s
In clinical trial, mixture developed at MIT appears to help overcome loss of connections between brain cells.
Seeing Green: Saving Forests or Food Prices?
A growing population and rapid development will put a strain on land used to grow food over the next century. But if reforestation is used to avoid climate change it will create further strain, says a new MIT study.
Mechanical engineering’s condiment-bottle coating gives waste the slip
MIT $100K competition runner-up LiquiGlide developed out of Varanasi group
Comparing apples and oranges
New sensor can accurately measure fruits’ ripeness, helping prevent loss of produce from spoilage.
Front-of-house managers dish out high-quality service
House dining hall heads digest feedback and optimize the on-campus dining experience.
Our complex food future and how to respond
Today’s global challenges will significantly affect how we grow our food. But these challenges are so complex and intertwined that response measures require collaboration and a broad, integrated lens.
Community comes together for hot dogs and hoops
MIT staff, faculty and students pitch in to serve food donated by Bon Appétit.
