MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers designed the hydrophone using common MEMS parts for defense, industrial, and undersea research applications. | Continue reading
Jack Carson, an MIT second-year undergraduate and EECS major, is the recent winner of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics. | Continue reading
Vivian Chinoda ’25, Alice Hall, Sofia Lara, and Sophia Wang ’24 will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall. | Continue reading
Five volunteers received 40Hz stimulation for around two years after an early-stage clinical study. Those with late-onset Alzheimer’s performed better on assessments than Alzheimer’s patients outside the trial. | Continue reading
Faculty recognized for the exceptional professional and personal guidance they provide postdocs. | Continue reading
Solar maximum occurred within the past year — good news for aurora watchers, as the most active period for displays at New England latitudes occurs in the three years following solar maximum. | Continue reading
Lithios, founded by Mo Alkhadra PhD ’22 and Professor Martin Bazant, is scaling up an electrochemical lithium extraction technology to secure supply chains of the critical metal. | Continue reading
MIT.nano cleanroom complex named after Robert Noyce PhD ’53 at the 2025 Nano Summit. | Continue reading
Quick thinking and good spirit marked the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s first-ever community run. | Continue reading
New oral communication studio at MIT supports professional development in STEM. | Continue reading
4.182 (Resilient Urbanism: Green Commons in the City), a new subject funded by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC), teaches students about sustainable agriculture in urban areas. | Continue reading
A new book by scholar and military officer Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones. | Continue reading
Jacqueline Prawira’s innovation, featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers,” tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. | Continue reading
Because it’s nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating developed by MIT engineers could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more. | Continue reading
With a new method developed at MIT, an LLM behaves more like a student, writing notes that it studies to memorize new information. | Continue reading
Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines “think,” in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society. | Continue reading
The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress. | Continue reading
MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers. | Continue reading
Using these nanoparticles to deliver a flu vaccine, researchers observed an effective immune response at a much lower dose. | Continue reading
Founded by a team from MIT, Lamarr.AI uses drones, thermal imaging, and AI to help property owners make targeted investments in their buildings. | Continue reading
MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth. | Continue reading
MIT’s Living Climate Futures Lab takes a human-centered approach to investigating a global challenge. | Continue reading
The findings could open a route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors. | Continue reading
Ruth Perry’s new book profiles Anna Gordon, a Scotswoman who preserved and transmitted precious popular ballads, and with them national traditions. | Continue reading
Cultured from induced pluripotent stem cells, “miBrains” integrate all major brain cell types and model brain structures, cellular interactions, activity, and pathological features. | Continue reading
Using these antigens, researchers plan to develop vaccine candidates that they hope would stimulate a strong immune response against the world’s deadliest pathogen. | Continue reading
A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings. | Continue reading
A new study by MIT researchers analyzes different nuclear waste management strategies, with a focus on the radionuclide iodine-129. | Continue reading
MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation. | Continue reading
The KATMAP model, developed by researchers in the Department of Biology, can predict alternative cell splicing, which allows cells to create endless diversity from the same sets of genetic blueprints. | Continue reading
MIT engineers developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can promote tissue healing and blood vessel regrowth following a heart attack. | Continue reading
Co-founded by Kanav Setia and Jason Necaise ’20, qBraid lets users access the most popular quantum devices and software programs on an intuitive, cloud-based platform. | Continue reading
The new approach maps aircraft sections most vulnerable to lightning, including on planes with experimental designs. | Continue reading
MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, led by Associate Professor Justin Reich, is working to help educators by listening to and sharing their stories. | Continue reading
MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet. | Continue reading
MIT researchers show they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors. | Continue reading
World Bank data show how the organization of programs influences political conflict — indicating a path to better aid delivery. | Continue reading
The FSNet system, developed at MIT, could help power grid operators rapidly find feasible solutions for optimizing the flow of electricity. | Continue reading
Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side effects. | Continue reading
Marco Graffiedi, a doctoral student in nuclear science and engineering, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores, and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles. | Continue reading
A presidential initiative, the MIT Human Insight Collaborative is supporting new interdisciplinary initiatives and projects across the Institute. | Continue reading
The findings point to state policies involving the presence of “pill mills” as influences on addiction over time. | Continue reading
Founded by Sam Calisch SM ’14, PhD ’19, Copper’s electric kitchen ranges plug into standard wall outlets, with no electrical upgrades required. | Continue reading
The technology would allow battery-free, minimally invasive, scalable bioelectronic implants such as pacemakers, neuromodulators, and body process monitors. | Continue reading
Sili Deng, the Doherty Chair in Ocean Utilization and associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is driving research into sustainable and efficient combustion technologies. | Continue reading
While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them. | Continue reading
New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep. | Continue reading
Selective crystallization can greatly improve the purity, selectivity, and active yield of viral vector-based gene therapy drugs, MIT study finds. | Continue reading