MIT engineers’ new implantable device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases. | Continue reading
The fellowships provide five years of funding to doctoral students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics who have “the extraordinary creativity and principled leadership necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.” | Continue reading
MIT CSAIL’s frugal deep-learning model infers the hidden physical properties of objects, then adapts to find the most stable grasps for robots in unstructured environments like homes and fulfillment centers. | Continue reading
With generative AI models, researchers combined robotics data from different sources to help robots learn better. | Continue reading
The term members will serve between one and five years on MIT’s board of trustees. | Continue reading
“Design is not a luxury,” the Gensler global co-chair told advanced degree recipients. “It’s for everyone, everywhere.” | Continue reading
“You’ll continue to inspire and give to others that follow,” Nobles told this year’s graduating class. | Continue reading
The inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist encourages the Class of 2024 to “accept impossible missions” and “lead with imagination” in uncertain times. | Continue reading
“Welcome long odds,” the biotechnology leader urged the Class of 2024. “Embrace uncertainty, and lead with imagination.” | Continue reading
“I have never seen a community quite like this one,” Kornbluth told graduates. | Continue reading
The findings should help scientists refine predictions of future sea-level rise. | Continue reading
SMART researchers find a cellular process called transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification influences the malaria parasite’s ability to develop resistance. | Continue reading
At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium, World Resource Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta says systemic changes in a handful of countries will be critical to meeting global emissions goals. | Continue reading
Collaborative scholarship and research will draw on conservation, design, and technology. | Continue reading
Open-access monographs receive significantly more use and citations than non-open counterparts, and are more successful at reaching audiences beyond academia. | Continue reading
As part of his MIT doctoral studies in nuclear science and engineering, Eli Sanchez investigated whether hypersonic missiles threaten global security. | Continue reading
A new quantum-system-on-chip enables the efficient control of a large array of qubits, moving toward practical quantum computing. | Continue reading
A new approach could streamline virtual training processes or aid clinicians in reviewing diagnostic videos. | Continue reading
Honing her values and career path through her D-Lab classes, the MIT senior sets her sights on leveling inequalities in global health. | Continue reading
MIT.nano inscribes 340,000 names on a single silicon wafer in latest version of One.MIT. | Continue reading
At MIT and internationally, senior Cindy Xie works to bring people together for the health of humanity and the planet. | Continue reading
Kate Brown, MIT professor of history, discusses how ordinary people taking action in their communities can offer hope for the future. | Continue reading
Research surveys show warnings issued by world leaders are taken equally seriously whether issued on social media or through formal statements. | Continue reading
Letting people work with a “navigator” dramatically increases how often they move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods. | Continue reading
With support from The Marcus Foundation, an MIT neuroscientist and a Harvard Medical School immunologist will study the “fever effect” in an effort to devise therapies that mimic its beneficial effects. | Continue reading
Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments. | Continue reading
The findings also reveal why identifying objects in black-and-white images is more difficult for individuals who were born blind and had their sight restored. | Continue reading
Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments. | Continue reading
American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy honors the assistant professor and MIT Kavli member for contributions to the dynamics of multi-planet extrasolar systems. | Continue reading
Graduate student Nolen Scruggs works with a local tenant association to address housing inequality as part of the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism. | Continue reading
A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation. | Continue reading
Sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, according to surprising new findings that may help scientists predict space weather. | Continue reading
The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications. | Continue reading
New adhesive hydrogel coatings could prolong the lifespan of pacemakers, drug delivery depots, and other medical devices. | Continue reading
The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe. | Continue reading
MIT spinout Boston Metal is commercializing a new method for making steel and other metals, to help clean up the emissions-intensive industry. | Continue reading
At the 2024 MIT Energy Iniative Spring Symposium, experts weighed whether hydrogen stored in the earth might be a practical energy source of the future. | Continue reading
The 10 Design Fellows are MIT graduate students working at the intersection of design and multiple disciplines across the Institute. | Continue reading
Senior Audrey Chen landed an internship at NASA before she was old enough to drive. Here’s her secret to success. | Continue reading
To create molecules with unique properties, Associate Professor Robert Gilliard and his team deploy strategies from both organic and inorganic chemistry. | Continue reading
Christopher Wang, a senior in EECS, shares his favorite study spaces, how he discovered theater at the Institute, and what he'll miss most. | Continue reading
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad. | Continue reading
MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology. | Continue reading
Portugal’s second-ever satellite was developed in collaboration with the MIT Portugal Program. | Continue reading
Political scientist Ben Ross Schneider’s new book examines why improving public education has been so difficult in Latin America. | Continue reading
When the senior isn’t using mathematical and computational methods to boost driverless vehicles and fairer voting, she performs with MIT’s many dance groups to keep her on track. | Continue reading
A cherished colleague, Byrnes left an “immense” legacy as a key member of MIT CTL’s education programs for more than 30 years. | Continue reading
The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time. | Continue reading