Q&A: Rainer Weiss on LIGO’s origins
MIT physicist developed the concept for LIGO as a teaching exercise.
Eric Lander wins AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Professor and director of the Broad Institute honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for outstanding contributions to science and society.
Five with MIT ties tapped for Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor and four alumni honored for inventing electronic ink, the spanning tree protocol, and Sketchpad, a human-machine graphical communication system.
Faculty highlight: Liang Fu
MIT theoretical physicist’s research bridges abstract math and exotic computing materials.
Dispatches from the Paris climate talks
MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes
Symposium calls for science-based climate action
Experts examine how MIT can be most effective in addressing climate-change issues.
How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior
Immune molecules in infected mothers tied to brain and behavior abnormalities in offspring.
Edward Boyden wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Three neuroscientists share biomedicine prize for development of optogenetics
A new quantum approach to big data
System for handling massive digital datasets could make impossibly complex problems solvable.
Physicists control electrons at femtosecond timescales
Results may help improve efficiency of solar cells, energy-harvesting devices.
Engineering foe into friend
Bose Grant awardee Jacquin Niles aims to repurpose the malaria parasite for drug delivery.
How aerosols drive the rain
Study finds human-made aerosols exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation.
Diagnosing depression before it starts
Brain scans may identify children who are vulnerable to depression, before symptoms appear.