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Tactile textiles sense movement via touch
Tactile textiles sense movement via touch

By measuring a person’s movements and poses, smart clothes developed at MIT CSAIL could be used for athletic training, rehabilitation, or health-monitoring for elder-care facilities.

Matthew Vander Heiden named director of the Koch Institute
Matthew Vander Heiden named director of the Koch Institute

MIT biology professor and pioneering researcher of cancer cell metabolism will succeed longtime director Tyler Jacks.

How industrialized life remodels the microbiome
How industrialized life remodels the microbiome

International study reveals gut bacteria from people in industrialized societies swap genes at much higher rates.

Big data dreams for tiny technologies
Big data dreams for tiny technologies

MIT research combines machine learning with nanoparticle design for personalized drug delivery.

Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing
Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing

An MIT team has created polymers that replicate the structure of mucins, the molecules that give mucus its unique antimicrobial properties.

Homing in on longer-lasting perovskite solar cells
Homing in on longer-lasting perovskite solar cells

A new approach to identifying useful formulations could help solve the degradation issue for these promising new lightweight photovoltaics.

MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022
MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022

Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

Accounting for firms’ positive impacts on the environment
Accounting for firms’ positive impacts on the environment

A new framework calculates companies’ beneficial environmental "handprints" as well as their negative footprints, to encourage eco-friendly actions.

Sustainable solutions at home and abroad
Sustainable solutions at home and abroad

Mechanical engineering student Arnav Patel is on a mission to promote sustainability — from Cambridge to the Himalaya.

Powering the energy transition with better storage
Powering the energy transition with better storage

Researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy storage technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid.

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