Q&A: Climate change, tough tech startups, and the future of energy intelligence
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong offers his perspective on the takeaways from MITEI’s annual research conference.
Monitoring muscles to improve athletic training
Humon’s wearable “Hex” device gives athletes real-time data on muscle oxygen levels to guide workouts.
MIT spinoff takes top honor at MassChallenge Awards
Infinite Cooling, a startup from the Varanasi Research Group, was a $100K Diamond Winner at the MassChallenge Awards.
Inexpensive chip-based device may transform spectrometry
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications.
School of Engineering third quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Translating research into impact
Fourth annual Tata Center Symposium highlights the need to invest in technologies for the developing world from a market-driven perspective.
Collaboration runs through J-WAFS-funded projects
Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives.
Technique quickly identifies extreme event statistics
Machine-learning model provides risk assessment for complex nonlinear systems, including boats and offshore platforms.
MIT-Germany and the University of Stuttgart extend cooperation
Collaboration extends opportunities for faculty seed funds, internship opportunities, and a Global Teaching Labs program through 2020.
Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization
Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.
Testing new drugs with “ALS-on-a-chip”
3-D tissue model replicates the motor neuron connections affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
A recipe for health
Women’s health advocate, Top Chef host and executive producer, and MIT visiting scholar Padma Lakshmi tours campus, speaks on endometriosis.
Stamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation
Fabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes.
Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon.
Showcasing solutions for land, sea, space — and everywhere in between
At the fifth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students gain valuable practice presenting their innovative work.