Engineering for social impact
Environmental engineering major Runako Gentles seeks to lead projects that increase harmony between society and the environment.
Nelson Yuan-sheng Kiang, influential researcher in human hearing science, dies at 93
He conducted groundbreaking research into auditory physiology at MIT and Harvard Medical School, and was the founding director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear.
An easier way to get bugs out of programming languages
Developed at MIT, D2X is a new tool that makes it easy to debug any domain-specific programming language.
Flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage
A modeling framework developed at MIT can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid.
Pushing product development into the future
Bruce Cameron's research interests include technology strategy, system architecture, and the management of product platforms.
Using language skills to bridge gaps in health care
Senior Victor Damptey brings his Spanish-speaking abilities to bear as he works toward becoming a physician-scientist.
Blanche Staton: A transformational leader at MIT
Set to retire this spring, Staton has made an indelible mark on graduate student living and learning over a quarter century at the Institute.
An interdisciplinary approach to fighting climate change through clean energy solutions
Principal Research Scientist Audun Botterud tackles a range of cross-cutting problems — from energy market interactions to designing batteries — to get closer to a decarbonized power grid.
Benoit Forget named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Expert in computational reactor physics to succeed Professor Anne White as department head.
Scientists use computational modeling to design “ultrastable” materials
These highly stable metal-organic frameworks could be useful for applications such as capturing greenhouse gases.