Chasing the plume
Civil and environmental engineering "TREX" course allows students to examine firsthand the effects of volcanic emissions on air and soil quality.
Shruti Sharma wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Award allows MIT senior to pursue a PhD in materials and manufacturing engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Jack Ruina dies at 91
Emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science was a former MIT vice president for special labs and first director of MIT's Security Studies Program.
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays
Inkjet-printing system could enable mass-production of large-screen and flexible OLED displays.
Tackling global change during IAP
MIT graduate students brush up on the fundamentals of climate science and policy.
Better how-to videos
System recruits learners to annotate videos, increasing their educational value.
Power efficiency in the violin
New study identifies key design features that boost violins’ acoustic power.
Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
Evaluating strategies for HIV vaccination
Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV.
Diamonds could help bring proteins into focus
New technique could use tiny diamond defects to reveal unprecedented detail of molecular structures.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
Eight from MIT elected to National Academy of Engineering
New members include the Institute’s president and the director of Lincoln Laboratory.
How to prevent metal embrittlement
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
MIT Water Summit brings experts together to discuss global water challenges
More than 200 people attend second annual summit organized by the MIT Water Club.
