Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

This past July, in the dusty basement of a building in Seattle, Washington, about 60 tons…

Organizing “spaghetti” software so it can be easily modified

As a software engineer, Dan Sturtevant SM ’08, PhD ’13 had jobs where making a small…

Twelve with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2023

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 100 new members to join their esteemed…

Empowering students to bring change in the Middle East

Growing up as a shy kid in Palestine, Joseph Michael didn’t have much exposure to computer…

Bringing sustainable and affordable electricity to all

When MIT electrical engineer Reja Amatya PhD ’12 arrived in Rwanda in 2015, she was whisked…

3 Questions: What’s it like winning the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition?

Solar power plays a major role in nearly every roadmap for global decarbonization. But solar panels…

Not your grandparents’ “Monopoly”

On an otherwise sleepy Friday in late June, one corner of MIT’s Hayden Library was abuzz…

Harnessing synthetic biology to make sustainable alternatives to petroleum products

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is going to require a transformation in the way we…

Gamifying medical data labeling to advance AI

When Erik Duhaime PhD ’19 was working on his thesis in MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence,…

A clean alternative to one of the world’s most common ingredients

Never underestimate the power of a time crunch. In 2016, MIT classmates David Heller ’18, Shara…