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…

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…

Solve Challenge Finals 2023: Action in service to the world

In a celebratory convergence of innovation and global impact, the 2023 Solve Challenge Finals, hosted by…

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…

Studying cancer in context to stop its growth

Proteins called transcription factors are like molecular traffic cops that tell genes when to stop and…

Future science at the molecular level

Innovating at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and engineering, Professor Brad Pentelute and the Pentelute Lab…

Startups generate inspiration and applause at Demo Day 2023

Anyone trying to get a feel for MIT’s culture of entrepreneurship would do well to start…

Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization

The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) provides Solutions Grants to help MIT…