MIT study suggests 3D folding of the genome is key to cells’ ability to store and pass on “memories” of which genes they should express. | Continue reading
The American Physical Society (APS) honored five MIT affiliates for their contributions to physics: Professor Wit Busza, Instructor Karol Bacik, postdocs Cari Cesarotti and Chao Li, and alumnus Pablo Gaston Debenedetti. | Continue reading
A wearable ultrasound monitor can image the bladder and determine how full it is. The MIT-developed device could help patients with bladder or kidney disorders more easily track whether these organs are functioning properly. | Continue reading
The PockEngine technique enables deep learning models, like those that underlie AI chatbots or smart keyboards, to efficiently and continuously learn from new user data directly on an edge device like a smartphone. | Continue reading
The 2023 symposium offered candid insights and practical advice for aeronautical and astronautical engineers interested in pursuing academia. | Continue reading
Dennis G. Whyte, the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has announced he will step down at the end of the year to focus on fusion research and teaching as part of nuclear science and engineering. | Continue reading
Willard R. Johnson, a professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Political Science who specialized in African studies, died at age 87. Johnson served as a member of the MIT faculty for nearly 60 years. | Continue reading
LIRAS is a new technique that offers a safe, reliable, and high-throughput way to dynamically characterize microscale metamaterials. The method could speed the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials. | Continue reading
Computer vision enables contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-performance materials they couldn’t use before. | Continue reading
A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function. The coated bacteria, which produce ammonia, could make it much easier for farmers to deploy microbes as fertilizers. | Continue reading
The MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering held its first-ever jobs fair, attracting industry giants, startups, and students for networking and career exploration. | Continue reading
MIT professors Gene-Wei Li and Michael Birnbaum are among the 12 researchers named 2023 Innovation Fund investigators by The Pew Charitable Trusts. | Continue reading
MIT physicists have metaphorically turned graphite, or pencil lead, into gold by isolating five ultrathin flakes stacked in a specific order. The resulting material can then be tuned to exhibit three important properties never before seen in natural graphite. | Continue reading
In “Code Work: Hacking Across the US/México Techno-Borderlands,” MIT Assistant Professor Héctor Beltrán explores the relationship between computer culture and society in Mexico. He finds that coding generates fruitful reflection by the coders, about themselves, their political an … | Continue reading
Professor Kristala Prather, an expert in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, has been named the new head of MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering. | Continue reading
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's ILLUMA-T, a laser communications terminal in low Earth orbit, seeks to demonstrate high data rates from the ISS to NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration satellite in geosynchronous orbit and ultimately to Earth, and from the ground back up … | Continue reading
Walter M. Hollister, an MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics professor emeritus and alumnus who will be remembered as a pilot and aviation enthusiast, passed away Sept. 9 at age 92. | Continue reading
"It gives people an outlet and a way of expressing themselves through music,” says one contributor to the MITverses project. | Continue reading
Joshua Kuffour aims to take classes in as many departments as possible before he graduates from MIT. “It's taught me about valuing different ways of thinking,” says the senior, who is double-majoring in chemical engineering and mathematics, with a minor in energy studies. | Continue reading
MIT alumnus Ayomikun “Ayo” Ayodeji ’22 from Lagos, Nigeria, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar for West Africa. He will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K. next fall. | Continue reading
MIT engineers developed a technique to quickly identify a range of potential failures in a system before they are deployed in the real world. | Continue reading
What do people mean when they say “generative AI,” and why are these systems finding their way into practically every application imaginable? MIT AI experts help break down the ins and outs of this increasingly popular, and ubiquitous, technology. | Continue reading
MIT physicists have trapped electrons in a pure crystal, marking the first achievement of an electronic flat band in a three-dimensional material. The results provide a new way for scientists to explore rare electronic states in 3D materials. | Continue reading
MIT Doya blasted their first rocket to a height of 1,290 meters, placing second at the 2023 First Nations Launch contest. The team is now gearing up for a 2024 launch. | Continue reading
Glyco enthusiasts from MIT and beyond recently gathered in Bartos Theatre to enjoy presentations of the latest advancements in glycobiology research. | Continue reading
Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu investigates marginalized women and potential empowerment. | Continue reading
The American Physical Society named MIT's Paola Cappellaro, Maria Gatu Johnson, and Bradley Olsen as APS Fellows for their research, applications, teaching, and leadership. Ten additional MIT alumni were also named. | Continue reading
An advanced closed-loop anesthesia delivery system that monitors brain state to tailor propofol dose and achieve exactly the desired level of unconsciousness could reduce post-op side effects. | Continue reading
The latest MIT Starr Forum evaluated the political and regional dynamics of the Israel-Hamas conflict, and discussed the elements that could be necessary for longer-term stability — while noting that any ideas about a lasting resolution are highly speculative. | Continue reading
Pacifiko, founded by MIT alumnus Jorge Schippers, is expanding access to affordable products in Latin America with an e-commerce marketplace currently launched in Guatemala and Costa Rica. | Continue reading
MIT D-Lab is working with women in Colombia to help them build a labor movement focused on reducing gender-based violence and environmental degradation. Central to the D-Lab’s project is their methodology of Creative Capacity Building, which promotes community-driven innovation a … | Continue reading
MIT Professor Robert van der Hilst is stepping down as head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences after more than a decade in that role. | Continue reading
MIT historian Megan Black studies the way the U.S. has developed mining around the world, and the way environmentalists have resisted it. | Continue reading
Dustin Liang, a 17-year-old high school senior, enrolled in MITx’s Calculus 1A: Differentiation online class after being diagnosed with cancer. He then estimated his blood cell counts by applying knowledge from the course and talking to doctors. | Continue reading
At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Annual Research Conference, speakers highlighted strategies for implementing large-scale reductions in the world’s greenhouse gas emissions to meet mid-century goals. | Continue reading
SuperUROP, an undergraduate research program, is celebrating its 10th year of existence at MIT. Four alumni of the program, each with different career paths, reflect on the ways their participation in SuperUROP helped them develop as scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and sc … | Continue reading
As an engineer and EMT, MIT senior Abigail Schipper works to make medicine more accessible to all. “A device can’t work if the system around it is inhospitable,” she says. | Continue reading
The Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation (F3RM) system, developed by MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), enables robots to interpret open-ended text prompts in natural language, enhancing their ability to manipulate objects in real-world … | Continue reading
13 new Takeda Fellows for MIT's 2023-24 academic year will conduct pathbreaking research ranging from remote health monitoring for virtual clinical trials to ingestible devices for at-home, long-term diagnostics. | Continue reading
A new study suggests the way a language divides up color space can be influenced by contact with other languages. Tsimane’ people who learned Spanish as a second language began to classify blue and green into using separate words, which their native tongue does not do. | Continue reading
Partisan media might deepen political polarization, but we should measure people’s media habits more carefully before drawing conclusions, researchers say. | Continue reading
The “Bridging Talents and Opportunities" event held in October is part of an initiative led by MIT Latinx professors and students, aimed at providing talented Latino high school students from the greater Boston area and various Latin American countries a unique chance to exp … | Continue reading
A new grant program for MIT faculty and graduate students, called the Fast Forward Faculty Fund (F^4 for short), has awarded six grants to enable new work on climate change while strengthening collaboration on climate across the Institute. | Continue reading
Noya, a startup founded by MIT alumnus Josh Santos, has developed low-power, modular units that can be combined to create facilities for removing millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. | Continue reading
MIT graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is working on sustainable solutions in vehicle design, including a hydrogen-powered motorcycle. | Continue reading
More than 80 U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy cadets gathered at MIT and Lincoln Laboratory to kick off the 2024 SOCOM Ignite program. The program tasks military students from across the nation to innovate technology solutions for the U.S. Special Operations Command. | Continue reading
Professor Steven Barrett, an expert in the environmental impacts of aviation, has been named head of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. | Continue reading
At the interface of water and air, light can, in certain conditions, bring about evaporation without the need for heat, according to an MIT study. | Continue reading