MIT senior Kayode Dada has a passion for designing games, and a penchant for building community. | Continue reading
A new study by Whitehead Institute researchers identifies how the widespread parasite Toxoplasma gondii survives in crowded environments in infected cells, which helps it persist in long-lasting brain cysts. | Continue reading
A new book coauthored by Professor Amos Winter asserts that, to solve major challenges and deliver products of value to consumers in both developed and emerging markets, innovators must think and act globally. | Continue reading
Using a modular kit, the MIT Edgerton Center is bringing a hands-on biology curriculum to Massachusetts’ second-largest school district. | Continue reading
A new, scalable technique could enable powerful radars and sensors based on quantum technology that works at room temperature. | Continue reading
DMAT is commercializing findings from the lab of Associate Professor Admir Masic to make concrete longer-lasting and more sustainable. | Continue reading
MIT researchers’ approach, which uses naturally occurring sugars as antifreeze, could make it easier for hospitals to deploy this type of cancer treatment. | Continue reading
A new method for surgically removing training examples from a model reveals that as datasets grow, the link between what a model learns and what it produces dissolves. | Continue reading
The MIT Haystack Observatory principal research scientist is honored for lifetime contributions to ionospheric research. | Continue reading
Shannon Knight, a brain and cognitive sciences PhD candidate and McGovern Institute researcher, focuses on developing a novel gene therapy. | Continue reading
In a new book, Paul Osterman details his research finding more than one-third of U.S. workers are “disposable,” with little security or chance of job advancement. | Continue reading
A study of worms finds a protein that helps shape the structure of the genome is critical for establishing the identity of some neurons. | Continue reading
In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas. | Continue reading
In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas. | Continue reading
The new framework could streamline the design process of robotic grippers or aerospace components that exhibit complex behaviors found in nature. | Continue reading
By wiring together colonies of these bacteria, the researchers built circuits that can perform complicated calculations. | Continue reading
Neuroscientists have discovered circuits in the prefrontal cortex that can be repurposed to store different types of information. | Continue reading
A towering figure in theoretical hydrodynamics is remembered for his intellectual rigor, generosity, and lifelong devotion to his students. | Continue reading
A new study by MIT researchers shows that inhibiting caspase-1 can reduce the risk of tumor growth. | Continue reading
MIT researchers discovered a cellular dance that may offer clues to the development of cancer, asthma, and other diseases. | Continue reading
The new technique could help scientists learn how the entire brain works to generate decisions and emotions. | Continue reading
New understanding of how nuclear fuel breaks down and changes in an operating nuclear reactor could help keep some reactors running longer, will inform the next generation of nuclear reactor fuel systems. | Continue reading
A new short film from MIT Open Learning explores the influential career of Institute Professor and School of Engineering Dean Paula Hammond. | Continue reading
The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center unites researchers across disciplines to develop technologies for medical imaging, sustainable metals production, and next-generation electronics. | Continue reading
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images. | Continue reading
In a feat of adaptive reuse, a massive, century-old brick storage facility has been turned into a contemporary hub for collaboration and creative work. | Continue reading
A new online platform helps engineers look beyond survival mode when designing habitats for extreme living conditions. | Continue reading
Dean Richard Locke discusses a new program that expands access for working professionals while deepening connections to Greater Boston’s innovation economy. | Continue reading
MIT historian Tristan Brown uncovers the true origins of an artifact once thought to be a relic of the Boston Tea Party. | Continue reading
From Broadway to MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, PhD student Jessica Fry doesn’t do anything halfway. Now she’s hunting for the universe’s most elusive particle. | Continue reading
“GeoPT” helps AI models understand the basics of physics so they can simulate how objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately. | Continue reading
Acting as cooperative optical beacons, the satellites could provide GPS-like navigation and communications support for spacecraft operating across cislunar space. | Continue reading
Their new study aims to give budding industry a framework for understanding how fusion can be profitable. | Continue reading
The study could help scientists understand how superconductivity and other more complex phenomena emerge in quantum materials. | Continue reading
An experienced student affairs leader is joining MIT to oversee the next chapter for the Division of Student Life. | Continue reading
MIT researchers can now precisely measure how heat moves through multilayered materials like computer chips. | Continue reading
Members of the laboratory community reflect on technology impacts that shaped the United States and the world over the past 75 years. | Continue reading
Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments. | Continue reading
A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies. | Continue reading
A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies. | Continue reading
The “ShiftLens” design and fabrication system creates objects that change their surface appearance based on user interactions, without any electronics. | Continue reading
DUSP Associate Professor Jason Jackson’s latest book compares how two countries chose radically different paths to economic independence. | Continue reading
Nicholas de Monchaux reflects on guiding the MIT Department of Architecture through a period of dramatic change for the profession. | Continue reading
By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option. | Continue reading
Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors. | Continue reading
An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra. | Continue reading
The 2026 NEMC Hub-sponsored externship gave students access to world-class research, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and professionals driving innovation across the Northeast. | Continue reading
A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies. | Continue reading