Professor Emeritus David Lanning, nuclear engineer and key contributor to the MIT Reactor, dies at 96

David Lanning, MIT professor emeritus of nuclear science and engineering and a key contributor to the…

New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease

Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School have developed a potential new…

William Green named director of MIT Energy Initiative

MIT professor William H. Green has been named director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). In…

Seizing solar’s bright future

Consider the dizzying ascent of solar energy in the United States: In the past decade, solar…

Creating bespoke programming languages for efficient visual AI systems

A single photograph offers glimpses into the creator’s world — their interests and feelings about a…

3 Questions: Paul Cheek on tactics for new startups

Paul Cheek, the executive director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, has firsthand experience…

Nuno Loureiro named director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Nuno Loureiro, professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics, has been appointed the new…

Studies in empathy and analytics

Upon the advice of one of his soccer teammates, James Simon enrolled in 14.73 (The Challenge…

Offering clean energy around the clock

As remarkable as the rise of solar and wind farms has been over the last 20…

Two from MIT awarded 2024 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

MIT graduate student Riyam Al Msari and alumna Francisca Vasconcelos ’20 are among the 30 recipients…