The rapid rise of human language
New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form.
Reviewing online homework at scale
System clusters similar student programs together, so instructors can identify broad trends.
Crowdsourced tool for depression
Peer-to-peer application outperforms conventional self-help technique for easing depression, anxiety.
Analysis sees many promising pathways for solar photovoltaic power
New study identifies the promise and challenges facing large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaics.
New materials to protect the brain
MIT graduate student Bo Qing studies synthetic gels that could be used in better equipment to protect against traumatic injuries.
Preparing Boston for the "big one"
MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow Ornella Iuorio explores structural retrofits to improve earthquake preparedness in Boston’s Back Bay.
Lessons from the MIT Water Club
Urban planning student Isadora Araujo Cruxen is a leader in MIT's Water Club, a forum for discussion and teaching about water technology, policy, and science.
New kind of “tandem” solar cell developed
Researchers combine two types of photovoltaic material to make a cell that harnesses more sunlight.
Better debugger
System to automatically find a common type of programming bug significantly outperforms its predecessors.
Anne White accepts the fusion challenge
Engineering professor undertakes innovative research in reactor design while working toward the realization of nuclear fusion.
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
Mechanically stimulating stem cells
MIT biological engineering graduate student Frances Liu is studying ways to alter mechanical properties of cell environments to produce desired chemical outputs.