How do people become addicted to online games and social networking sites?
By using them. The principles of online interaction aren’t so different from those of a slot machine…
Project Sandcastle
On a foggy night in San Francisco, a Bat-Signal appears in the sky. It flickers above a house on the highest hilltop in the city, whe...
The impact of climate change on the ocean
“I think ocean engineering as a field is really interesting because it marries the holistic side of living on planet Earth with sol...
A hands-on class responds to Covid
When Professor Stefanie Mueller needed to adapt her laboratory class to the Covid-19 pandemic, she was initially overwhelmed by the a...
An Immersive Experience in Industry
Through the MechE Alliance’s Industry Immersion Program, graduate students get hands-on experience working on projects across a ran...
Future Engineers
We are dedicated to making science and engineering open to everyone. Too often, kids’ zip codes play a larger role in determining t...
Sustainable solutions at home and abroad
Arnav Patel is a self-described sustainability enthusiast. Working on solutions related to climate change has been a central thread w...
Cracking the Secrets of an Emerging Branch of Physics
Thanh Nguyen is in the habit of breaking down barriers. Take languages, for instance: Nguyen, a third-year doctoral candidate in nucl...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
In the MIT School of Engineering, we believe that engineering is a creative and collaborative endeavor in which the best solutions ar...
Meet this year’s MathWorks Fellows: A three part series
In recognition of its decades-long partnership with the School of Engineering, MathWorks in 2019 began offering fellowships to engine...