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For Pi Day this year, we turned numerals seen around campus into an irrationally beautiful collage….
For Pi Day this year, we turned numerals seen around campus into an irrationally beautiful collage. Best wishes to everyone for a day filled with pi(e)! Image: JOSE-LUIS OLIVARES/MIT
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💞
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💞 Image: Jenny Baek ‘25
Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future
MIT chemists developed a battery cathode based on organic materials, which could reduce the EV industry’s reliance on scarce metals. ANNE TRAFTON | MIT NEWS ALT Many electric vehicles ar...
A new comic takes readers through a history of infectious disease discoveries. “A Paradigm Shift in…
ALT A new comic takes readers through a history of infectious disease discoveries. “A Paradigm Shift in Infectious Disease” follows MIT Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba and artist Argha ...
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds
A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability. Jennifer Chu | MIT News ALT Scientists at MIT, the U...
Floating into 2024 together. Happy new year, beavers!
ALT Floating into 2024 together. Happy new year, beavers! Image: Jenny Baek
In “Organs without Bodies,” Media Lab researcher Valdemar Danry and collaborator Cenk Güzeliş…
In “Organs without Bodies,” Media Lab researcher Valdemar Danry and collaborator Cenk Güzeliş invited audiences to reflect on the implications of using generative AI and 3D printing to crea...
Study shows computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization…
Study shows computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization similar to that of the human auditory cortex. Computational models that mimic the structure a...
Astronaut Woody Hoburg ’08 shares insights and advice with students in his first visit to campus…
ALT Astronaut Woody Hoburg ’08 shares insights and advice with students in his first visit to campus since joining NASA. ALT The first question a student asked Warren “Woody” Hoburg �...
Two from MIT named 2024 Marshall Scholars
Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships ALT Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li have won Marshal...
A robot developed by MIT students Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo can solve a Rubik’s Cube in a…
A robot developed by MIT students Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo can solve a Rubik’s Cube in a record-breaking 0.38 seconds. Video: MIT Mechanical Enginnering
Unlocking the secrets of natural materials
Professor Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies with uses “from lab to fork,” including helping crops grow and preserving perishable foods. MICHAELA JARVIS | MIT NEWS CORRESP...
With a quantum “squeeze,” clocks could keep even more precise time, MIT researchers propose
More stable clocks could measure quantum phenomena, including the presence of dark matter. JENNIFER CHU | MIT NEWS ALT The practice of keeping time hinges on stable oscillations. In a gran...
Serious play at the MIT Game Lab
ZACH WINN | MIT NEWS ALT Students fill the glass-walled room and spill out into the common area. They gather around tables and desks cluttered with board games and game pieces. Along the far...
Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT
Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT A team of engineers has developed a new 3D inkjet printing system that utilizes computer vision for contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-perform...
Metamaterials are products of engineering wizardry. They are made from everyday polymers, ceramics,…
Metamaterials are products of engineering wizardry. They are made from everyday polymers, ceramics, and metals. And when constructed precisely at the microscale, in intricate architectures, these...
Teen uses calculus learned through MITx to better understand his cancer treatment
High schooler Dustin Liang estimated his blood cell counts by applying knowledge from an MITx course and talking to doctors. Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning ALT When Dustin Liang was diagno...
Shape-shifting fiber can produce morphing fabrics
The low-cost FibeRobo, which is compatible with existing textile manufacturing techniques, could be used in adaptive performance wear or compression garments. Instead of needing a coat for each...
The dark matter mystery
Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT
Soft optical fibers block pain while moving and stretching with the body
The fibers could help with testing treatments for nerve-related pain. JENNIFER CHU | MIT NEWS ALT Scientists have a new tool to precisely illuminate the roots of nerve pain. Engineers at...