Alumni call on MIT to champion artificial intelligence education
Leadership urged to consider societal and ethical questions alongside the technical.
Cities of the future may be built with locally available volcanic ash
Study finds adding volcanic ash reduces the overall energy required to manufacture concrete.
Just what the doctor ordered
Class brings together MIT students and clinicians from local hospitals to design medical devices that address real-world health needs.
Automating materials design
With new approach, researchers specify desired properties of a material, and a computer system generates a structure accordingly.
Understanding and treating disease
Mechanical engineering researchers are developing new and innovative ways to improve health care.
J-WEL grant award announcement and call for proposals in education innovation
Funding is available to MIT faculty to support educational innovations in pre-K-12, Higher Education, and Workplace Learning.
Fine-tuning cancer medicine
New cancer research initiative eyes individualized treatment for patients.
3Q: Daron Acemoglu on technology and the future of work
"We need to look to the past in the face of modern innovations in machine learning, robotics, artificial intelligence, big data, and beyond," says the economist.
Polina Anikeeva and Feng Zhang awarded 2018 Vilcek Prize
Prize recognizes contributions to biomedical research made by immigrant scientists.
Institute launches the MIT Intelligence Quest
New Institute-wide initiative will advance human and machine intelligence research.
Microfluidics from Lego bricks
MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks.
Going for the gold
MIT students work to improve ski goggles to mitigate the hazards of “flat light.”
Out of the lab and onto the page
Blog writing workshop for graduate students offers practical tips, helping them create a window into real life at MIT.
Integrating the promise of photonics
AIM Photonics Academy winter session draws over 60 participants from industry and academia.