Analog computing returns
New analog compiler could help enable simulation of whole organs and even organisms.
Five governments selected for J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative
Selected state and local governments will receive support from J-PAL North America at MIT to improve the effectiveness of social programs.
Parallel programming made easy
New chip design makes parallel programs run many times faster and requires one-tenth the code.
Feng Zhang named 2016 Tang Prize laureate
Broad Institute/MIT scientist among three honored for CRISPR contributions.
Solving the mystery of the Antarctic’s missing heat
New research may explain why sea temperatures around Antarctica haven’t risen as much as surface temperatures around the globe.
![“It’s very inspiring to see how these [hair-like] structures occur in nature and how they can achieve different functions,” says Jifei Ou, a graduate student in media arts and sciences at MIT. “We’re just trying to think how can we fully utilize the potential of 3-D printing, and create new functional materials whose properties are easily tunable and controllable.” Pictured is an examp...](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201606/MIT-PrintingHair.jpg?itok=3T6UnWhD)
Need hair? Press “print”
With fur, brushes, and bristles, Media Lab’s technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
Eye-tracking system uses ordinary cellphone camera
Crowd-sourced data yields system that determines where mobile-device users are looking.
Air quality sensors track pollution
Research from MIT's Tata Center for Technology and Design is helping to quantify emissions in the world’s most polluted cities.
For second time, LIGO detects gravitational waves
Signal was produced by two black holes colliding 1.4 billion light years away.
Why do women leave engineering?
Study: Group dynamics of teamwork and internships deter many women in the profession.
New solar absorber could improve efficiency of solar thermal technology
Masdar Institute-MIT team develops device that harnesses more sunlight, enhancing efficiency of heat production.
![“Researchers and practitioners have struggled to compare the costs of different [energy] storage technologies, because of the multiple dimensions of cost and the fact that no technology dominates along all dimensions," says Jessika Trancik, the Atlantic Richfield Career Development Assistant Professor of Energy Studies at MIT.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201606/MIT-Econ-Storage.jpg?itok=f7Nve4NG)
Energy storage for renewables can be a good investment today, study finds
Systems that bank energy can add value to solar and wind projects.
New approach to microlasers
Technique for “phase locking” arrays of tiny lasers could lead to terahertz security scanners.