Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands tours MIT
Dutch delegation visits the Institute for a tour focused on computing, robotics, and health care innovation.
Making it easier to program and protect the web
Professor Adam Chlipala builds tools to help programmers more quickly generate optimized, secure code.
Professor Patrick Winston, former director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, dies at 76
Beloved professor conducted pioneering research on imbuing machines with human-like intelligence, including the ability to understand stories.
Portraits of mentoring excellence
Committed to Caring honors professors Modiano, Kelly, and Li, and calls for nominations.
Behind the scenes of the Apollo mission at MIT
From making the lunar landings possible to interpreting the meaning of the moon rocks, the Institute was a vital part of history.
Unmasking mutant cancer cells
A new dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy.
MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
New team to lead MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
Gordon Kohse, Jacopo Buongiorno, and Lance Snead will co-lead the laboratory; David Moncton will step down after 15 years of service.
Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbató, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93
Longtime MIT professor developed early “time-sharing” operating systems and is widely credited as the creator of the world’s first computer password.
Automated system generates robotic parts for novel tasks
When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.