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On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving
On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights.

Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials science
Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials science

Professor Polina Anikeeva’s innovation in the treatment of neurological disorders highlights the interdisciplinary nature of her field.

3 Questions: Daniel Anderson on the progress of mRNA vaccines
3 Questions: Daniel Anderson on the progress of mRNA vaccines

Following the successful development of vaccines against Covid-19, scientists hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases.

MIT students and postdocs advocate for increased federal support of scientific research on Capitol Hill
MIT students and postdocs advocate for increased federal support of scientific research on Capitol Hill

Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2022.

Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022
Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022

Faculty members Angela Belcher, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Ronitt Rubinfeld elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.

Connecting MIT students with women leading in semiconductors
Connecting MIT students with women leading in semiconductors

Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Women’s Leadership Initiative highlights career opportunities for women in hard technology.

Featured video: In service of the nation
Featured video: In service of the nation

Members of MIT’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program reflect on challenges and benefits of being an ROTC cadet and an MIT student.

Technique protects privacy when making online recommendations
Technique protects privacy when making online recommendations

Researchers devise an efficient protocol to keep a user’s private information secure when algorithms use it to recommend products, songs, or shows.

Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity
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
Five from MIT Named 2022 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.

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