Tackling society’s big problems with systems theory
Ali Jadbabaie seeks to optimize large-scale systems, from social networks to teams of people or devices.
Cracking the code for dormant bacteria
Newly discovered genetic code controls bacterial survival during infections.
A step toward biodegradable plastics
Chemists discover structure of bacterial enzyme that generates useful polymers.
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance
“Information extraction” system helps turn plain text into data for statistical analysis.
Creating therapies for Alzheimer's disease by targeting neural circuits
Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.
Re-engineering the sprinkler
New MIT research on the flow of water in flexible tubes could make irrigation technology more sustainable and cost-effective.
A future of shared mobility
MIT and Uber team up to study the potential for shared rides and vehicles to reshape urban mobility.
What’s the best way for Europe to curb greenhouse emissions from cars?
Emissions trading would be more effective than mileage standards, new study shows.
A new approach against Salmonella and other pathogens
Immunization strategy could prevent gastrointestinal disease.
Faster programs, easier programming
New system lets nonexperts optimize programs that run on multiprocessor chips.
Driverless-vehicle options now include scooters
Self-driving scooter demonstrated at MIT complements autonomous golf carts and city cars.
Joern Callies and Jill McDermott win Carl-Gustaf Rossby Awards for PhD theses
Awards to recent alumni honor the memory of Carl-Gustaf Rossby, a pioneer in earth and atmospheric sciences.
Decoding the medical cost mystery
Providers and patients drive health care spending in roughly equal amounts, study shows.
![“…[I]f a fluorescence microscope’s resolution is set at 2 micrometers, our technique can have 300 nanometer resolution — about a sixfold improvement over regular microscopes,” says MIT graduate student Frederick Sangyeon Cho. “The idea is very simple but very powerful and can be useful in many different imaging applications.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201611/MIT-Laser-Particles.jpg?itok=6w5kR_BC)
Laser particles could provide sharper images of tissues
New imaging technique stimulates particles to emit laser light, could create higher-resolution images.