Geologists at MIT and Oxford University have uncovered ancient rocks in Greenland that bear the...
To make chemotherapy dosing more accurate, MIT engineers have come up with a way to continuously measure how much drug is in the patient’s system during the hours-long infusion.
TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings.
Entanglement is a form of correlation between quantum objects, such as particles at the atomic scale. The laws of classical physics cannot explain this uniquely quantum phenomenon, yet it is one of the properties that explain the macroscopic behavior of quantum systems.
Lydia Bourouiba’s research on fluid dynamics influenced new guidance from the World Health Organization that...
William Deringer studies “very old things and very technical things” — that have never been more relevant.
Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.
MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat.
The grants fund studies of green hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring.
A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — a.k.a. brain “waves” or “rhythms.”
Learners across 24 countries build technical and employment skills in a collaborative community.
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Chosen from 16 finalist teams, the MIT-led projects will investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production.
MIT economics doctoral student Anna Russo studies how to improve the design, function, and outcomes of public policies.
At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI.