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
Philosopher Brian Hedden studies decision-making over time — and recently chose to return to alma mater MIT, where he is now connecting ethics and computing. | Continue reading
PhD student Hugh Smith works to develop sodium-ion batteries, whose components are more abundant and accessible than those of conventional lithium-ion technology. | Continue reading
Director of CSAIL and MIT professor honored for her contributions to robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems. | Continue reading
MIT students and postdocs discussed science funding and research with policymakers in Washington during the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s annual Congressional Visit Days. | Continue reading
New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production. | Continue reading
New U-STORM imaging technology lets scientists view molecular structures in subatomic detail — about 1,000 times clearer than traditional dyes — while making the microscope process much simpler. | Continue reading
The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence. | Continue reading
Architect of MIT’s interdisciplinary Program in Polymers and Soft Matter and the PhD in chemical engineering practice is remembered for his passion for mentorship and education. | Continue reading
MIT-trained mathematicians earn the honor, one of the most prestigious in the field, for their significant achievements. | Continue reading
By planning actions based on the future position of a robot, the VLASH technique streamlines motions and accelerates performance. | Continue reading
Melt it, spin it, use it again. This new recyclable yarn is as strong and stretchy as spandex-based yarns. | Continue reading
Professor Anna-Christina Eilers is “Committed to Caring” for building a culture around attentiveness and community. | Continue reading
Initial research projects advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more. | Continue reading
The rising senior is passionate about soccer, nuclear fusion, and advocating on behalf of his fellow student-athletes at MIT. | Continue reading
Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence. | Continue reading
An MIT-led team used bright radio bursts to illuminate a vast source of matter that was previously unaccounted for. | Continue reading
A recent reunion activity, taught by EECS Senior Lecturer Gim Hom, doubled as both his “last class” and a chance to reconnect with classmates. | Continue reading
The MIT community celebrated the talent, dedication, and impact of its staff. | Continue reading
Longtime professors and experts in the fields of anesthesiology, aerospace engineering, and biological engineering, respectively, receive MIT’s highest faculty honor. | Continue reading
New professors join the Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Economics, Linguistics, and Music and Theater Arts departments. | Continue reading
Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan has arrived at complex computational methods for helping democracy thrive. | Continue reading
As sea levels rise and saltwater seeps into freshwater, stressed aquatic populations may retain overall growth even as diversity declines, MIT scientists find. | Continue reading
The PhD candidate builds soft bioelectronic technologies to decode signals between the brain and the rest of the body. | Continue reading
MIT researchers find that where new energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges. | Continue reading
Researchers developed an automated framework that helps AI models generate CAD programs more accurately and efficiently. | Continue reading
Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn describes a new interface that lets everyday users glimpse inside an AI's neural network before their chatbot ever says a word. | Continue reading
Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed a framework that folds a printer’s real-world limits into the optimization, while revealing that better hardware could sharply reduce material use. | Continue reading
A new study adds evidence that electric fields in the brain help to organize and shape underlying neural activity via “ephaptic coupling.” | Continue reading
MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet fuels the growth of intestinal tumors. | Continue reading
Through research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources. | Continue reading
Computational Linguistics, International Security, and The Review of Economics and Statistics lead their disciplines with 2026 Clarivate impact factors. | Continue reading
Scientists find that learning to identify a new object subtly reshapes visual processing in the brain. | Continue reading