Push to make supply chains more sustainable continues to gain momentum
Sustainability as a business imperative in supply chain management increased despite the pandemic, says MIT-led report.
Making it through a pandemic senior year with curiosity and community
Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.
Contact-aware robot design
A novel method to represent robotic manipulators helps optimize complex and organic shapes for future machines.
MIT.nano receives American Institute of Architects’s Top Ten Award for sustainable design
“Committee on the Environment” recognizes integration of design excellence with environmental performance.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards named professorships to two faculty members
Dina Katabi and Aleksander Madry receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
A noninvasive test to detect cancer cells and pinpoint their location
Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.
Waging a two-pronged campaign against climate change
With MIGHTR, PhD student W. Robb Stewart aims to speed construction of new nuclear plants to help decarbonize the economy.
How aspirations become actions
From Ethiopia to community college to MIT, Mussie Demisse ’21 is on a mission to use his love of learning to solve big problems.
Restoring amputees’ natural functionality with brain-controlled interfaces
MIT student Eeshan Tripathii is working with his sister to engineer an intuitive brain-controlled interface for upper-limb prosthetics.
Software to accelerate R&D
The alumni-founded startup Uncountable has developed a digital workbook to help scientists get more out of experimental data.