Interplanetary architecture
Faculty and students grapple with 3-D printing a habitable structure on Mars.
Bringing “the greatest show in the universe” to the people
MIT hosts national ScienceWriters2015 conference.
To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
Latest experiment at Large Hadron Collider reports first results
Scientists precisely count particles produced in a typical proton collision.
Faculty highlight: Nuh Gedik
Associate professor's work on topological insulators and atomically thin materials yields new, laser-driven approaches to materials for electronics.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
Communicating engineering research at MERE showcase
Second annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition brings together community and recognizes graduate students.
J-WAFS Solutions awards two $150,000 commercialization grants
Renewable grants awarded to PIs in materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, and biology.
Analyzing protein structures in their native environment
Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.
Enhancing movement with computational models
PhD student David Hill maps human locomotion in detail to improve rehabilitative and assistive robotics.