How impatience guides financial behavior
Study: Long-term states of mind can affect short-term financial decisions.
Faster big-data analysis
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
MIT research laid groundwork for promising Alzheimer’s-fighting drink
Studies by Richard Wurtman have led to development of nutrient mix shown to slow cognitive impairment in early stages of the disease.
3-D-printed device builds better nanofibers
Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.
How cities can fight climate change most effectively
Energy-efficient construction is key to lowering urban emissions, study finds.
MIT Campaign for a Better World ends FY17 with $3.6 billion
The Institute finished the fiscal year with $589 million in new gifts and pledges, MIT’s largest annual fundraising total to date.
Ocean sound waves may reveal location of incoming objects
New acoustic analysis could pinpoint impacts by meteorites or possibly plane debris.
Scientists detect comets outside our solar system
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
Researchers engineer CRISPR to edit single RNA letters in human cells
“REPAIR” system edits RNA, rather than DNA; has potential to treat diseases without permanently affecting the genome.
Mapping gender diversity at MIT
Data visualization map explores two decades of enrollment trends among female students at the Institute.
New property found in unusual crystalline materials
Materials with a special kind of boundary between crystal grains can deform in unexpected ways.
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Adding bits of irradiated plastic water bottles could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions.
When negotiating, pride goeth before destruction
Study finds good feelings from one negotiation can damage subsequent performance.
MIT neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation
Existence of “silent engrams” suggests that existing models of memory formation should be revised.
Material could bring optical communication onto silicon chips
Ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light can be stacked on top of silicon wafers.