A molecular approach to solar power
Switchable material could harness the power of the sun — even when it’s not shining.
New Course 1 program prepares students to solve today's major challenges
The flexible undergraduate program, launching this fall, mixes rigor and depth with applications to critical areas of societal importance.
MicroMAS: small is beautiful
Professor Kerri Cahoy and her group recently delivered MicroMAS, the weather nanosatellite they built in collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, to a launch provider.
Parallel programming may not be so daunting
“Lock-free” parallel algorithms may match performance of more complex “wait-free” algorithms.
Smarter caching
Cleverer management of the local memory banks known as ‘caches’ could improve computer chips’ performance while reducing their energy consumption.
Supporting Saudi Arabian female scientists and engineers
The Ibn Khaldun Fellowship program allows Saudi Arabian women with PhDs to conduct research with MIT faculty.
Big plans for small spacecraft
Paulo Lozano is designing tiny ion thrusters for the next generation of satellites
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
In the World: Small Mexican village produces clean water with solar-powered system
MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.
How to make big things out of small pieces
Researchers invent a new approach to assembling big structures — even airplanes and bridges — out of small interlocking composite components.
Protecting data in the cloud
A new hardware design makes data encryption more secure by disguising cloud servers’ memory-access patterns.
In search of new ways of producing nano-materials
Jing Kong’s research focuses on how to make and control novel forms of thin-film carbon.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.