Seeking our future in the deep pastMIT Associate professor of architecture Brandon Clifford scrutinizes ancient stone structures, searching for ideas that can revitalize our…Feb 4Feb 4
Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do moreA U.S. program provides important flood insurance relief, but it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves.Jan 22Jan 22
Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environmentsMIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.Jan 17Jan 17
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayData from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels.Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024
A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturallyA new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and…Oct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024
Designing for outer spaceWith NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.Oct 7, 20241Oct 7, 20241
A home away from a homelandErica Caple James’ new book examines the rise and struggles of a community organization helping Haitians settle in Boston.Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024
Researchers leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from viewThis technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots.Sep 18, 2024Sep 18, 2024
Students research pathways for MIT to reach decarbonization goalsA class this semester challenged students to evaluate technologies to help MIT decarbonize — with implications for organizations across the…Sep 10, 20243Sep 10, 20243
Ultrasound offers a new way to perform deep brain stimulationMIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.Sep 4, 20243Sep 4, 20243
Convening for cultural changeAt MIT and internationally, senior Cindy Xie works to bring people together for the health of humanity and the planet.Aug 7, 2024Aug 7, 2024
MIT scientists learn how to control muscles with lightA new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.Jul 25, 2024Jul 25, 2024
Weaving memory into textilesFor the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story.Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 2024
MITdesignX and MISTI in DubaiThe Institute’s “mind and hand” ethos has found a home in the United Arab Emirates.Jul 8, 20242Jul 8, 20242
Has remote work changed how people travel in the US?A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 2024
New MIT-LUMA Lab created to address climate challenges in the Mediterranean regionCollaborative scholarship and research will draw on conservation, design, and technology.May 31, 2024May 31, 2024
Programming functional fabricsPhD student Lavender Tessmer applies computation to create textiles that behave in novel ways.May 20, 2024May 20, 2024
Think globally, rebuild locallyIn order to recycle construction materials, keep them close to home, a new study of Amsterdam suggests.May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
For MIT students, there is much to learn from crafting a chairIn class 4.500 (Design Computation), Professor Larry Sass teaches the thoughtful and experimental process of design through the familiar…May 6, 2024May 6, 2024
Creative collisions: Crossing the art-science divideA collaboration between ACT and MIT.nano, the class 4.373/4.374 (Creating Art, Thinking Science) asks what it really takes to cultivate…Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 2024