MIT Technology and Policy Program’s Best Thesis for 2017 maps out a clean energy future for India
Award-winning paper by Arun Singh shows how one of the world’s fastest-growing economies can expand its energy consumption while limiting emissions.
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.
3 Questions: Mariana Arcaya on the drivers of health inequality
MIT professor wants public health advocates to think big about future trends.
A genomic take on geobiology
Researchers in Greg Fournier’s geobiology lab are seeking to calibrate the ancient history of life on Earth using genomic analysis.
Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
Deploying therapeutic payloads to cells
Mark Bathe develops molecular packages for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccines, and gene-editing tools.
A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation
Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases.
LIGO detects merging black holes for third time
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
New center will push frontiers of sensing technology
First “center of excellence” for new MIT.nano facility will focus on novel detectors and imaging systems.
Understanding anthropogenic effects on space weather
New research from MIT Haystack Observatory reviews the ways in which human activity affects space weather around Earth.
Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural
Muscle grafts could help amputees sense and control artificial limbs.
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
Exploring elusive high-energy particles in an unusual metal
Exotic metal displays behavior that could lead to new infrared detectors.
In search of the fundamental laws of microecology
A new MIT-led Simons Foundation collaboration aims to understand basic principles and laws of microbial ecosystems.
New method enables real-time monitoring of materials during irradiation
Technique will enable continuous measurement of damage to materials in high-radiation environments.