After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution for 3
The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist.
The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist.
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.
“I’ll have an idea for a tune, and then I’ll have to think about where I can take it next, just like in a math problem,” says the MIT senior.
Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cell.
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
As captain of MIT’s varsity football team, senior Ben Delhees strives to create community wherever he goes.
Awards honor, support young professors in the Media Lab and departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemical Engineering, EECS, and Mathematics.
Longtime MIT professor who laid the foundations for the development of index theory was a recipient of both the National Medal of Science and the Abel Prize.
New technique reveals many possible conformations that a protein may take.
In a new MIT class, students explore how STEM researchers bring their knowledge to major societal issues.
Association for Computing Machinery honors Anantha Chandrakasan, Alan Edelman, and Samuel Madden for work that underpins contemporary computing.
Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.
As a tutor and teaching assistant, senior Jack-Willliam Barotta helps create a welcoming learning environment for students of all backgrounds.
A key finding: Early reopening last spring led to a dramatic drop in “quarantine strength” in southern and west-central U.S. states.
MIT students Robert Koirala and Grace Smith intern for a nonprofit promoting educational and health equity in India.