Catching some rays — lots of them
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line
New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.
The helper
Senior puts engineering skills, desire to serve toward improving the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
They’re mastering manufacturing
A distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production.
Making droplets drop faster
New nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants and desalination systems.
A new twist on nanowires
Technology developed at MIT can control the composition and structure of these tiny wires as they grow.
MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis tool
Group is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Five MIT engineers named to National Academy of Engineering
Several Institute alumni also among 66 new members announced today.
New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
Website offers a way of optimizing solar cell materials and production.
How spider webs achieve their strength
It’s not just the strength of the silk itself, a new study finds; the silk’s way of stretching and the structure of the whole web help it resist damage.
Up, down and all around
One MIT senior traveled the planet’s most remote areas before landing at the Institute, where he now works on engineering better thermoelectric devices.
Kaitlyn Nealon named to Capital One Academic All-America Women's Soccer Team
Sophomore defender becomes fourth player in the history of the women's soccer program to earn honor.
The new NSE strategy
Strengthens core, opens boundaries; seeks better integration of technical and societal issues.