Beneath the biotech boom
MIT historian Robin Scheffler’s research shows how local regulations helped create certainty and safety principles that enabled an industry’s massive growth.
MIT historian Robin Scheffler’s research shows how local regulations helped create certainty and safety principles that enabled an industry’s massive growth.
The US Air Force and MIT renew contract for operating the federally funded R&D center, a long-standing asset for defense innovation and prototyping.
Entrepreneur and educator Vanessa Chan PhD ’00 explores how to bridge the gap between invention and market.
At the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, energy leaders from around the world discussed how to make green technologies competitive with fossil fuels.
MIT undergraduates broaden their perspectives and prospects through political science.
Special report describes targets for advancing technologically feasible and economically viable strategies.
CTL research scientist will provide recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration focused on the most significant human-factor risks to aviation safety.
Political scientist Ariel White studies people on the margins of U.S. politics to see if they might participate more fully in our system of government.
A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices.
Laureates participated in various Nobel Week events, including lectures, a concert, a banquet, and the Nobel ceremony on Dec. 10.
Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu has long studied technology-driven growth. Here’s how he’s thinking about AI’s effect on the economy.
International research co-led by Professor Fotini Christia finds an approach lauded in the US works differently in other regions.
MIT students traveled to Washington to speak to representatives from federal executive agencies.
Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.
In a talk at MIT, White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar outlined challenges in medicine, climate, and AI, while expressing resolve to tackle hard problems.