Pushing the limits of pump design for small farmers in India
Tata Center team invents the first solar-powered water pump tailored to the irrigation needs of millions of small-acreage farmers in the Ganges River basin.
Empowerment through mobile technology and co-design
MIT students improve the quality of life, safety, and independence of The Boston Home residents with InstaAid mobile application.
Putting people before buildings
Architecture major Tiandra Ray designs spaces with a focus on community, not just aesthetics.
Students get serious about fun
Mechanical engineering class designs toys that make music, light up, and battle for victory.
Robots compete in “Hack to the Future”
Final competition in MIT’s course 2.007 pays tribute to classic time-travel movie.
Twelve Summer Scholars selected
Highly qualified group of undergraduates brings prior lab experience, variety of interests, to pursue research opportunities in MIT labs.
Visualizing the abstract: A life in computer science
Senior Walter Menendez applies dynamic visuals to conceptual datasets.
Adding up to a big win
MIT dominates at annual Putnam Mathematical Competition, taking five of six top individual spots.
Emotionally inspired engineering
Fueled by her roots in China, senior Emma Nelson tackles environmental issues with engineering.
Falling in love with numbers at MIT
Sheela Devadas '15, winner of the 2015 Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, fell in love with the subject at MIT — while still in high school.
Engineering undergraduates characterize sulfur emissions from Hawaiian volcano
Kilauea volcanic smog study may lead to better understanding of effects on human health, infrastructure, and environment.
Collaboration 101
MacVicar Day examines MIT’s unique partnership with Singapore University of Technology and Design.
MIT offers admissions decisions to the Class of 2019
MIT admits 1,467 students from 50 states and 67 countries; video of drones delivering acceptance letters garners local and national media attention.