Nearly 30 MIT-affiliated researchers will share in the prize, while David Jay Julius ’77 wins Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; assistant professor of physics Max Metlitski shares New Horizons prize with Xie Chen PhD ’12 and Michael Levin PhD ’06.
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
Solugen’s engineered enzymes offer a biologically-inspired method for producing the chemical.
Discovery could enable longer-lasting and better-functioning devices — including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices.
Task force calls for bold public and private action to harness technology for shared prosperity.
School of Engineering advisory group proposes a new leadership curriculum and stronger student-advisor relationships.
Researchers identify nearly 8,000 strains of bacteria, while also clarifying their genetic and metabolic context.
New capabilities allow “roboats” to change configurations to form pop-up bridges, stages, and other structures.
Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.
New approach harnesses the same fabrication processes used for silicon chips, offers key advance toward next-generation computers.
Low-cost “piezoelectric” films produce voltage, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.
MIT team places first among U.S. universities at 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.
Nearly $12 million machine will let MIT researchers run more ambitious AI models.
Study finds that in some locations, lightweight gas-powered cars could have a bigger emissions-reducing impact than electric ones.
The fellowship is MIT’s capstone program for student-entrepreneurs seeking high impact in emerging markets.