Enhancing movement with computational models
PhD student David Hill maps human locomotion in detail to improve rehabilitative and assistive robotics.
Media Lab
A future fueled by design
Speakers at MIT Media Lab's inaugural Knotty Objects summit discuss the purpose of design.
Strandbeests stalk the MIT Media Lab
Celebrated artist Theo Jansen and his kinetic "Animaris Ordis" delight in a visit to MIT.
Printing transparent glass in 3-D
New system is the first to create strong, solid glass structures from computerized designs.
MIT hosts discussion on scaling STEM education
President Reif and Congressman Joe Kennedy III lead an afternoon of discussions on how to bring quality STEM education to all.
The sound of (new) music
MIT composer Tod Machover debuts multiple new works at prestigious Lucerne Festival.
Understanding economic behavior through hygiene
PhD student Reshmaan Hussam’s study of Bangladeshis’ economic behavior leads to research on hand-washing.
Tackling challenges at the intersection of engineering and sports
Sports companies connect with engineering students and faculty at the second annual STE@M Day.
Education is focus of Lemann gift to MIT
New partnership will support high-impact initiatives aimed at improving public education in Brazil.
National Geographic identifies six from MIT community as "Emerging Explorers"
Students, researchers, and alumni among 14 honored as "young trailblazers."
3 Questions: Economies as computers, products as information
New book argues that economic development is a special case of the growth of information.
Faculty highlight: W. Craig Carter
Materials science professor develops algorithms to solve problems across disciplines, strengthens online teaching techniques, and contributes to scientific art.
Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works
Edward Boyden develops techniques to study the brain, and how it operates, in finer detail.
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying of Hong Kong visits MIT
University-driven innovation a key focus of Institute meeting.