Two MIT professors win prestigious Wolf Prize
Michael Artin and Robert Langer honored for groundbreaking work in mathematics and chemistry.
A new ‘branch’ of math
Researchers find a common angle and tipping point of branching valley networks.
The music of the silks
Researchers synthesize a new kind of silk fiber — and find that music can help fine-tune the material’s properties.
Proving quantum computers feasible
With a new contribution to probability theory, researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers.
From the water to Washington
MIT senior Noam Angrist works to reform education and health care through youth mentorship and economics.
The mathematics of leaf decay
A mathematical model reveals commonality within the diversity of leaf decay.
Three MIT faculty named Simons Investigators
Goldwasser, Guionnet and Seidel are among 21 researchers selected.
Berger named ISCB fellow
Applied mathematics, computer science professor honored for contributions in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the road
Study shows that pavement deflection under vehicle tires makes for a continuous uphill drive that increases fuel consumption.
Algorithmic incentives
A new twist on pioneering work done by MIT cryptographers almost 30 years ago could lead to better ways of structuring contracts.
On the hunt for mathematical beauty
Alexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.
Moving past trial and error
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
Differential Equations now available in MIT OpenCourseWare's innovative OCW Scholar format
18.03SC is the second of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.