Helping older adults stay safe and independent
MIT alumni-founded WalkWise uses a motion-detecting device for walkers to allow family members and care professionals to monitor adults with mobility challenges.
Wesley Harris elected vice president of National Academy of Engineering
The distinguished professor of aeronautics and astronautics will continue to champion diversity in engineering in the new role.
MIT team reports giant response of semiconductors to light
The materials’ stiffness increases up to 40 percent, in a reversible effect, the researchers report in a study that also explains the phenomenon's atomic origins.
Amy Keating named head of the Department of Biology
The computational structural biology researcher continues to serve the department and the MIT life sciences community.
Harry Tuller honored for career advancing solid-state chemistry and electrochemistry
The materials scientist’s research involves the movement of electric charges through solids, which could lead to better-performing fuel cells and batteries.
A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.
New programmable materials can sense their own movements
Engineers 3D print materials with networks of sensors directly incorporated.
Caspar Hare, Georgia Perakis named associate deans of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
The faculty members will work together to advance the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery
The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.
Leveraging computational tools to enhance product design
Graduate student Jana Saadi works on making the product design process more creative and inclusive.