The physician, scientist, and professor has made influential contributions to the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology since it began 50 years ago.
A new course teaches students how to use computational techniques to solve real-world problems, from landing a spacecraft to placing cell phone towers.
MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique.
The new observations record a key crossover from classical to quantum behavior.
New findings may help researchers hone predictions for where phytoplankton will migrate with climate change.
“There need to be more building blocks than the ones we know about,” says the particle physicist.
The 3D maps may help researchers track and predict the ocean’s response to climate change.
MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.
Top Institute stories dealt with the return to campus and continued response to Covid-19, MIT’s commitments to climate action, its support of a diverse community, and more.
The year’s popular research stories include a promising new approach to cancer immunotherapy, the confirmation of a 50-year-old theorem, and a major fusion breakthrough.
A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.
The rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors.
Computational modeling shows that both our ears and our environment influence how we hear.
The clinically-trained cell biologist exploits the liver’s unique capacities in search of new medical applications.
SENSE.nano symposium highlights the importance of sensing technologies in medical studies.