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A laboratory-scale bioreactor used by Gregory Stephanopoulos of the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChemE), Gerald Fink of the Department of Biology and the Whitehead Institute, and Felix Lam of ChemE in their Seed Fund-supported research.

MIT Energy Initiative issues call for energy research Seed Fund grant proposals

Open through Dec. 9, Seed Fund supports innovative research across the energy spectrum.

November 20, 2015

A group of Burmese woman grow rice on a rice paddy. A new study indicates that agriculture in Mynamar and other countries will experience substantial productivity declines in the next 30 years due to climate change.

Grow your own way

Study: Trade may not help a warming planet fight its farming failures.

November 20, 2015

Cooling towers of a nuclear power station

At the nanoscale, concrete proves effective for nuclear containment

New research shows concrete is a strong choice for the long-term confinement of nuclear waste.

November 19, 2015

Water drops ejected from the surface of a Tibetan singing bowl.

MIT to host American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting

A record number of presenters from the international community will convene for the 68th annual Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Nov. 22-24.

November 19, 2015

Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism

MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.

November 19, 2015

MIT Professor Chappell Lawson serves as faculty lead of the International Policy Lab.

Q&A: Chappell Lawson on the MIT International Policy Lab

IPL faculty lead describes the project's origins and invites proposals for lab-funded policy research projects.

November 19, 2015

Close-up image of part of the shell of a chiton (Acanthopleura granulata) shows the two kinds of sensory organs that cover the shell surface. The eyes are the dark bumps with shiny centers. The exact function of other sensory organs called aesthetes (small bumps with black centers) is not yet known.

Armor plating with built-in transparent ceramic eyes

Tiny sea creatures feature transparent optical systems as tough as their shells.

November 19, 2015

MIT researchers have shown that some phone apps engage in “covert communication.” “There might be a very good reason for this covert communication. We are not trying to say that it has to be eliminated. We’re just saying the user needs to be informed,” says Julia Rubin, a postdoc in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

What are your apps hiding?

Half of the communication connections established by the top 500 Android apps have no effect on user experience.

November 19, 2015

Planet Earth

MIT delegation engages with global partners ahead of climate talks

Meeting with French leaders and industry representatives at U.S. Embassy in Paris highlights value of interdisciplinary partnerships to advance low-carbon technologies.

November 18, 2015

D. Fox Harrell, associate Professor of digital media, has appointments in MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing, and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial intelligence Laboratory.

Designing virtual identities for empowerment and social change

D. Fox Harrell receives $1.35 million in grant funding to advance research at the intersection of social science and digital technology.

November 18, 2015

This ingestible electronic device invented at MIT can measure heart rate and respiratory rate from inside the gastrointestinal tract.

A new way to monitor vital signs

Ingestible sensor measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract.

November 18, 2015

Motor neurons (green) form synapses (highlighted in magenta) on muscle fibers in a fruit fly. MIT neuroscientists have discovered a pathway that contributes to strengthening these synapses.

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain can enhance connections

Newly identified mechanism allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons.

November 18, 2015

NASA's "Valkyrie" robot is 6 feet tall and weighs 290 pounds. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory will test and develop the bot for future space missions.

NASA gives MIT a humanoid robot to develop software for future space missions

Team led by Professor Russ Tedrake of CSAIL to develop algorithms for 6-foot-tall “Valkyrie” robot to travel to Mars and beyond.

November 17, 2015

Maria Zuber, MIT vice president for research and the E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics

3 Questions: Maria Zuber on MIT’s climate action plan

MIT’s vice president for research looks ahead to implementation.

November 17, 2015

MIT chemists have created a new type of gel by linking metal organic cages with long polymer strands (blue). The red polymer strands, which loop back to the cages, can be used to further customize the gels by adding other molecules.

Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gels

New materials could be tuned for applications including drug delivery and water filtration.

November 17, 2015