Beefing up public-key encryption
MIT researchers show how to secure widely used encryption schemes against attackers who have intercepted examples of successful decryption.
Alumni share their romantic moments at MIT
Slice of MIT recently reached out to alumni to ask about their most romantic moment at MIT.
When opportunity meets preparation
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
Daniel Jimenez named Gates Cambridge Scholar for 2013
Alumnus to pursue graduate studies in engineering for sustainable development at Cambridge University.
Students witness science policy in action
MIT students participate in the final mercury talks resulting in an international treaty.
Health and Fitness Club makes a comeback
Two MIT Sloan students resurrect the club with fitness classes, martial arts lessons and other activities.
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust.
Purification on the cheap
System developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.
Some cancer mutations slow tumor growth
Surprising result suggests that enhancing these mutations’ impact could offer a new way to treat cancer.
MIT researchers improve quantum-dot performance
New production method could enable everything from more efficient computer displays to enhanced biomedical testing.
MIT researchers honored for 'Revealing Invisible Changes'
CSAIL team recognized by National Science Foundation for video that catches motions too subtle for the naked eye.
Legatum Fellows bring innovation to emerging markets
Students see opportunities in the emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Toward practical compressed sensing
Researchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging.
MIT students create new medical devices
Precision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology.