Charting a better future for Africa
Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.
Illuminating the developing world’s “invisible” consumers
Texting-based surveys capture purchasing and behavior data from people living in remote areas.
Origami anything
New algorithm generates practical paper-folding patterns to produce any 3-D structure.
New technique makes brain scans better
Boosting quality of patient MRIs could enable large-scale studies of stroke outcome.
Measuring biological dust in the wind
A technique developed in the Cziczo Lab may be the most accurate way of identifying biological aerosols from mineral dust in the atmosphere and analyzing their contribution to cloud formation and climate change.
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
How cells combat chromosome imbalance
Biologists discover the immune system can eliminate cells with too many or too few chromosomes.
Space junk: The cluttered frontier
New laser technique identifies the makeup of space debris, from painted shards to Teflon.
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America opens headquarters steps from MIT campus
New AFFOA facility represents a significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation.
AFFOA launches state-of-the-art facility for prototyping advanced fabrics
New center for development of high-tech fibers and fabrics opens headquarters, unveils two products ready for commercialization.
Toward optical quantum computing
Prototype device enables photon-photon interactions at room temperature.
Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
Peatlands, already dwindling, could face further losses
Climate change could damage the fragile zones, causing major carbon emissions.