From engineer to urban planner
Grad student Billy Ndengeyingoma helps improve affordable-housing design in Africa.
3Q: Berhardt Trout on spurring innovation in drug manufacturing
From EpiPen pricing to government oversight, the making of medicine impacts all aspects of modern health care.
How to power up graphene implants without frying cells
New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.
Four MIT professors named inaugural Faculty Scholars
New program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simons Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports early-career scientists.
Students' web app seeks to simplify, modernize voter registration
A solution for millennials by millennials, votemate takes the frustration out of registering to vote.
To produce biopharmaceuticals on demand, just add water
Freeze-dried cellular components can be rehydrated to churn out useful proteins.
MIT researchers prove fast microbial evolutionary bursts exist
Study reveals closely related microbes can diversify rapidly via horizontal gene transfer.
Automated screening for childhood communication disorders
Computer system could help identify subtle speech, language disorders in time for early intervention.
Cache management improved once again
New version of breakthrough memory management scheme better accommodates commercial chips.
Thirteen universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX
MITx expands reach of MicroMasters in supply chain management with new paths to a master’s degree.
Detecting emotions with wireless signals
Measuring your heartbeat and breath, CSAIL device can tell if you’re excited, happy, angry, or sad.
Project Sandcastle
Five MIT engineering students take their startups to San Francisco for a summer of innovation.
An autonomous fleet for Amsterdam
MIT, AMS Institute will collaborate to solve complex urban problems for Amsterdam with the development of autonomous "roboats."
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
Gene-regulating RNA molecules could help treat early-stage breast cancer tumors before they spread.
Drive-by monitoring for urban streetlights
System developed at MIT could automate inspection for efficiency and maintenance issues.