Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray
High-speed imaging shows how fluid breaks apart in air, may help identify super-spreaders.
Study: China’s new policies will lower CO2 emissions faster, without preventing economic growth
MIT professor sees coal use peaking within next decade and emissions dropping soon after.
Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved
Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.
Uncovering the secrets of elastin’s flexibility
Protein that gives blood vessels and skin their stretchability has its molecular properties revealed.
Computer science meets economics
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.
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Do venture capitalists matter?
Yes, finds a study — especially when direct flights help them visit their investments more often.
Radiation physics today for materials science tomorrow
In the 2016 Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Mingda Li PhD '15 describes how radiation can help us understand and design new materials.
Energy-friendly chip can perform powerful artificial-intelligence tasks
Advance could enable mobile devices to implement “neural networks” modeled on the human brain.
Toward hack-proof RFID chips
New technology could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods in warehouses.
MISTI Global Seed Funds winners announced
MISTI program awards over $2 million to faculty across the Institute.
Thomas Levenson receives the 2016 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research on the South Sea Bubble crisis as an example of connections between scientific developments and their larger social consequences.
A virtual “guide dog” for navigation
Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired.
FAQs: Reshaping MIT’s programs in online and digital education
New initiatives aim to accelerate learning research and its applications.