Evidence-based teaching is alive and well at MIT
MacVicar Day symposium features a sampling of innovative pedagogical practices and lessons learned.
Building Global Innovators program invites applications
Global innovation accelerator seeks its next batch of technology-based entrepreneurs.
New institute will accelerate innovations in fibers and fabrics
National public-private consortium led by MIT will involve manufacturers, universities, agencies, companies.
Big, intensive data
Assistant Professor Thomas Heldt mines critical care data to support real-time clinical decision making and improve patient care.
A programming language for living cells
New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits.
Wireless tech means safer drones, smarter homes and password-free WiFi
System from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab enables single WiFi access point that can locate users within tens of centimeters.
In search of a major she loves
Senior Amna Magzoub finds her niche in mechanical engineering, plans to bring skills home to Sudan.
Monterrey Tec researchers exhilarated by nanotech challenges
The Tec de Monterrey and MIT Program fosters exchanges in nanotechnology and nanoscience, with the goal of helping the Tec to become a research university.
A new mechanism for catalyzing the splitting of water
Researchers make an important step toward widespread adoption of water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel, an attractive alternative to fossil fuels.
How to make metal alloys that stand up to hydrogen
New approach to preventing embrittlement could be useful in nuclear reactors.
Four from MIT named to Aviation Week's "20 Twenties"
Lincoln Laboratory engineers and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics undergraduates honored as engineering leaders of tomorrow.
A window on nuclear science and engineering at MIT
The Nuclear Science and Engineering Graduate Research Expo provided a glimpse into the department for both the MIT community and prospective graduate students.
Phone-based laser rangefinder works outdoors
Depth sensor built from off-the-shelf parts filters out ambient infrared light.