Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices. | Continue reading
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics faculty member will play a vital role in shaping and supporting the MIT School of Engineering community. | Continue reading
New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges. | Continue reading
The Future African Scientist organization was sparked by a connection between two students from different walks of life during an MIT program in South Africa. | Continue reading
The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds. | Continue reading
Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. | Continue reading
Together, the new Moghadam Building and refurbished Green Building form a vibrant new center to tackle pressing global concerns of sustainability and climate change. | Continue reading
New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society. | Continue reading
Professors Cynthia Breazeal and Ming Guo are honored as “Committed to Caring.” | Continue reading
The work, originating from ultrathin materials, could impact future electronics and establishes a new way to study these particles through a powerful instrument at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. | Continue reading
Professor Joshua Bennett’s scholarship, poetry, and teaching help students address core questions about values and meaning in life. | Continue reading
A quantum computing research collaboration connects MIT with the University of Copenhagen. | Continue reading
The nodes are intended to become part of a widespread sea-ice monitoring network. | Continue reading
CSAIL researchers introduce a novel approach allowing robots to be trained in simulations of scanned home environments, paving the way for customized household automation accessible to anyone. | Continue reading
The startup Striv, which went through MIT’s START.nano accelerator program, has developed a shoe sole for athletes that can track force, movement, and form. | Continue reading
More efficient than other approaches, the “Thermometer” technique could help someone know when they should trust a large language model. | Continue reading
A mathematical method, validated with experimental data, provides a fast, reliable, and minimally invasive way of determining how to treat critical blood pressure changes during surgery or intensive care. | Continue reading
Through MISTI’s Imperial College London Exchange, students experience AeroAstro, MIT, and the beauty of New England. | Continue reading
The company that brought you no-stick toothpaste is moving into the medical space, with a lubricant for ostomy pouches and other products that could improve millions of lives. | Continue reading
Shared commitment to data-driven approach will help identify new policy solutions to reduce poverty and increase economic mobility in the US. | Continue reading
Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. | Continue reading
When instructor Amanda Gruhl Mayer ’99, PhD ’08 discovered that deaf students have limited access to STEM, she dedicated the next four years of her career to addressing this issue. | Continue reading
United Kingdom Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre (UK SCALE) joins prestigious international network to advance global supply chain and logistics innovation. | Continue reading
Ultrathin material whose properties “already meet or exceed industry standards” enables superfast switching, extreme durability. | Continue reading
MISTI’s Global Classrooms helps students address global issues within their local context. | Continue reading
Drone company founders with MIT Advanced Study Program roots seek to bring aerial delivery to the mainstream. | Continue reading
The longtime faculty member in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning leaves a lasting impact on infrastructure around the globe. | Continue reading
MIT engineers have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds. | Continue reading
From scallop fishing in New Bedford to deforestation in the tropics, “our goal is to get some empirical traction on the problem,” says PhD student Aaron Berman. | Continue reading
Domitilla Del Vecchio and Themis Sapsis of MechE and Mehrdad Jazayeri of BCS will each receive up to $3 million for blue-sky research. | Continue reading
MIT historian Tristan Brown describes how China’s feng shui legacy can help with confronting today’s climate challenges. | Continue reading
Scientists created the step-by-step guide to unlock the potential of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for identifying habitable worlds in the universe. | Continue reading
Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition. | Continue reading
The effort to accelerate climate work at the Institute adds to its leadership team. | Continue reading
To understand how everything from atoms to neutron stars behave, he says, requires “abstracting away the details to see main principles that drive everything.” | Continue reading
Introducing structured randomization into decisions based on machine-learning model predictions can address inherent uncertainties while maintaining efficiency. | Continue reading
MAIA is a multimodal agent that can iteratively design experiments to better understand various components of AI systems. | Continue reading
Four faculty members and four others with MIT ties are recognized for pushing the boundaries of science and for creating highly inclusive and collaborative research environments. | Continue reading
Journalists covering key science issues around the globe will join the MIT community in August. | Continue reading
Project led by MIT economist Rob Townsend aims to help low- and middle-income countries assess and utilize new technologies to improve central banks’ functions. | Continue reading
Analysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to more energy-efficient fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, or computing devices. | Continue reading
A new study shows someone’s beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the model’s performance and are important for how it is deployed. | Continue reading
The model could help clinicians assess breast cancer stage and ultimately help in reducing overtreatment. | Continue reading
Custom plates display expressions of scholarship, creativity, and MIT pride among Institute affiliates. | Continue reading
Cleana, founded by a team including Richard Li SM ’24, has developed a self-lifting toilet seat to improve bathroom sanitation. | Continue reading
Two studies pinpoint their likely industrial sources and mitigation opportunities. | Continue reading
Philosophy doctoral student Abe Mathew is both studying philosophy and questioning some of its deeply-held ideas. | Continue reading
An MIT team uses computer models to measure atomic patterns in metals, essential for designing custom materials for use in aerospace, biomedicine, electronics, and more. | Continue reading