Cape Cod drone test site will be boon to MIT researchers
Government-sanctioned airspace provides “realistic environment” for testing unmanned aircraft systems.
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SMART Driverless golf cart provides a glimpse into a future of autonomous vehicles
Fleet of self-driving cars could solve the “first-and last-mile" problem.
Rescuing the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA crewmembers reflect on the most complex space repair in history.
MIT to co-lead federal aviation environment center
AeroAstro labs will research sustainable aviation solutions for the FAA.
Big plans for small spacecraft
Paulo Lozano is designing tiny ion thrusters for the next generation of satellites
Coming home to MIT
Alum of MIT middle and high school programs returns to begin doctorate program in aerospace engineering
Inflatable antennae could give CubeSats greater reach
Design inflates with a powder that turns into gas.
Building stronger multifunctional composites
Carbon nanotube deicing technologies developed at MIT could be in flight tests as early as next year.
NASA discusses next manned spacecraft with visiting high school students
Participants in Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science, Women's Technology Program, and Interphase Edge hear insiders' perspective on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Daniel Hastings named director of SMART
Former dean of undergraduate education will lead joint Singapore-MIT center starting in January.
AeroAstro team awarded funds for DiaMonD Center
Multi-institutional center will address applied mathematics challenges in modeling and simulation for complex problems
How computers can learn better
With a recently released programming framework, researchers show that a new machine-learning algorithm outperforms its predecessors.
Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.