Unlocking the secrets of natural materials

Growing up in Milan, Benedetto Marelli liked figuring out how things worked. He repaired broken devices…

Students pitch transformative ideas in generative AI at MIT Ignite competition

This semester, students and postdocs across MIT were invited to submit ideas for the first-ever MIT…

Gitanjali Rao honored at White House “Girls Leading Change” celebration

MIT first-year student Gitanjali Rao was honored at the first Girls Leading Change celebration held at…

MIT Bootcamps enables aspiring innovators to find solutions that improve the patient experience

Since its launch on the heels of the Entrepreneurship 101 massive open online course, MIT Bootcamps…

Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT

The Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, or SuperUROP, is celebrating a significant milestone: 10 years of…

Generating opportunities with generative AI

Talking with retail executives back in 2010, Rama Ramakrishnan came to two realizations. First, although retail…

MIT startup has big plans to pull carbon from the air

In order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the United Nations has said we’ll…

Eight high school teams named Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams for 2023-24

The Lemelson-MIT Program has announced the 2023-24 InvenTeams, eight teams of high school students, teachers, and…

Edward Crawley: A career of education, service, and exploration

Arriving as an undergraduate in the 1970s, working through his master’s and doctoral degrees, and then…

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…