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On board Intuitive Machines’ Athena spacecraft, which made a moon landing on March 6, were cutting-edge MIT payloads: a depth-mapping camera and a mini-rover called “AstroAnt.” Also on that craft...
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For the past decade, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has been instrumental in promoting student engagement across the Institute to help solve the world’s most pressing...
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U.S. News and Word Report has again placed MIT’s graduate program in engineering at the top of its annual rankings, released today. The Institute has held the No. 1 spot since 1990, when the magazine...
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When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left...
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For over a decade, through a collaboration managed by MIT.nano, MIT and Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec), one of the largest universities in Latin America, have worked together to develop innovative...
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When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help...
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Next time you’re watching football you might be looking at an important feat of engineering from an MIT alumnus.
For the last year, former MIT middle linebacker and mechanical engineer Kodiak Brush ’...
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LEGOs are no stranger to many members of the MIT community. Faculty and students, alike, have developed a love of building and mechanics while playing with the familiar plastic bricks. In just a few...
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Globally, and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a significant portion of the population lacks access to essential healthcare services. Although there are many contributing...
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Six current MIT affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The 2024 class of AAAS Fellows includes 471...
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Six current MIT affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Among the 2024 AAAS Fellows are six current...
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Around 11 billion tons of goods, or about 1.5 tons per person worldwide, are transported by sea each year, representing about 90 percent of global trade by volume. Internationally, the merchant...
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If you filled out a March Madness bracket this month, you probably faced the same question with each college match-up: What gives one team an edge over another? Is it a team’s record through the...
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Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers — including fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides — could cut down the amount of polluting runoff that ends up in the environment while at...
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MIT engineers have devised a new way to deliver certain drugs in higher doses with less pain, by injecting them as a suspension of tiny crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a...
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The SeaPerch underwater robot is a popular educational tool for students in grades 5-12. Building and piloting SeaPerch, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), involves a variety of hand fabrication...
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We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts of the...
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When Michael Benjamin, principal research scientist in the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, arrived at MIT 25 years ago, only professors and postdoctoral students were allowed to touch the...
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As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the technology’s overall price tag. The long installation process for solar farms is...
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QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2025, the organization announced today.
The Institute received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas...