Sensing the world around us
MIT.nano symposium highlights applications of ambient sensing.
A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections
SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy.
Redefining design through textiles
MIT Morningside Academy for Design Fellow Ganit Goldstein SM ’23 combines traditional craftsmanship and technology to transform the way clothes are produced and worn.
Panel addresses technologies needed for a net-zero future
Critical needs for curbing greenhouse gases include non-fossil fuel aviation, buildings, electric grids, industrial processes, and the potential of fusion power.
MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami
A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.
MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients
Six teams conducting research in AI, data science, and machine learning receive funding for projects that have potential commercial applications.
Unraveling connections between the brain and gut
MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.
MIT PhD student enhances STEM education in underrepresented communities in Puerto Rico
Through her organization, Sprouting, Taylor Baum is empowering teachers to teach coding and computer science in their classrooms and communities.
A clean alternative to one of the world’s most common ingredients
C16 Biosciences, founded by MIT alumni, has developed a microbial oil to replace palm oil, whose production reaps environmental devastation.
Six with MIT ties win 2023 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who have the “extraordinary creativity necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”