QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
Measuring exposure to pollution
Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.
Designing safe, cheap batteries for grid level storage
Summer Scholar Victoria Yao experiments with water-based, flow-driven battery concept in Brushett Lab.
In batteries, a metal reveals its dual personality
Branchlike deposits grow on lithium electrode surfaces in two ways, one much more damaging.
Rohit Karnik seeks sustainable solutions through nanotechnology
Engineer’s designs may help purify water, diagnose disease in remote regions of world.
Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less bouncy
MIT researchers find a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off.
Modeling how colloidal particles spin through a fixed array
Summer Scholar Jennifer Coulter works on computer simulations with associate professor of materials science Alfredo Alexander-Katz.
Inferring urban travel patterns from cellphone data
Big-data analysis could give city planners timelier, more accurate alternatives to commuter surveys.
Pushing through sand
Simple equation predicts force needed to push objects through granular and pasty materials.
New solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts
Exposed in step-like formation, layers of new photovoltaic cell harvest more of sun’s energy.
Unfriendly skies: Piston engine aircraft pose a significant health threat
Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights.
3-D printed structures “remember” their shapes
Heat-responsive materials may aid in controlled drug delivery and solar panel tracking.
Hacking microbes
Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently.
Using light to control genome editing
New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted.