Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity
Engineers have developed a glucose power source that could fuel miniature implants and sensors.
Five from MIT Named 2022 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC
New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.
MIT class journeys to fascinating places where mechanical engineering affects biology
For students in 2.788 (Mechanical Engineering and Design of Living Systems), newly discovered phenomena present opportunities for exploration and discovery.
Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate.
Poet Kealoha Wong ’99 to speak at the MIT Classes of 2020 and 2021 Graduation Celebration
MIT to honor pandemic online graduates with on-campus event.
Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals
New understanding of metal electrolysis could help optimize production of metals like lithium and iron.
Approaching human cognition from many angles
Senior Keith Murray combines his interests in neuroscience, computation, and philosophy to better understand human behavior.
MIT to launch new Office of Research Computing and Data
Professor Peter Fisher will lead effort to grow and enhance computing infrastructure and services for MIT’s research community.
Unpacking black-box models
Researchers create a mathematical framework to evaluate explanations of machine-learning models and quantify how well people understand them.