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Seeking our future in the deep past

MIT Associate professor of architecture Brandon Clifford scrutinizes ancient stone structures, searching for ideas that can revitalize our…

3d ago

Seeking our future in the deep past

3d ago

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

A U.S. program provides important flood insurance relief, but it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves.

Jan 22

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

Jan 22

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

Jan 17

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

Jan 17

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels.

Nov 18, 2024

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Nov 18, 2024

A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and…

Oct 21, 2024

Person walking with one leg and one prosthesis.

Oct 21, 2024

Designing for outer space

With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.

Oct 7, 2024

Designing for outer space

Oct 7, 2024

A home away from a homeland

Erica Caple James’ new book examines the rise and struggles of a community organization helping Haitians settle in Boston.

Oct 1, 2024

A home away from a homeland

Oct 1, 2024

Researchers leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from view

This technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots.

Sep 18, 2024

Researchers leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from view

Sep 18, 2024

Students research pathways for MIT to reach decarbonization goals

A class this semester challenged students to evaluate technologies to help MIT decarbonize — with implications for organizations across the…

Sep 10, 2024

Students research pathways for MIT to reach decarbonization goals

Sep 10, 2024

Ultrasound offers a new way to perform deep brain stimulation

MIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.

Sep 4, 2024

Ultrasound offers a new way to perform deep brain stimulation

Sep 4, 2024

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