Tackling air pollution with autonomous drones

Alumni of the MIT New Engineering Education Transformation Program (NEET) worked together remotely from across the globe to design thinking machines.

Kate Petersen | School of Engineering • mit
June 24, 2021 ~9 min

Creating “digital twins” at scale

Model could help predictive virtual models become standard practice in engineering.

Becky Ham | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics • mit
June 14, 2021 ~7 min


Startup improving chemical separations wins MIT $100K competition

Osmoses says its filtration membranes can make gas and vapor separation much less energy-intensive across multiple industries.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
May 24, 2021 ~7 min

Saving the radome

Student-led efforts preserve iconic campus landmark for future generations of education and research.

Sara Cody | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics • mit
May 7, 2021 ~7 min

A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing

MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
April 8, 2021 ~5 min

Friends of MIT Biology celebrate an unusual year

Members of the biology community came together to honor and celebrate the contributions and many achievements of the department and its affiliates.

Saima Sidik | Department of Biology • mit
March 16, 2021 ~6 min

Data transfer system connects silicon chips with a hair’s-width cable

The advance could improve energy efficiency of data centers and lighten the load for electronics-rich vehicles.

Daniel Ackerman | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 24, 2021 ~5 min

Keeping an eye on the fusion future

Daniel Korsun’s undergraduate career at MIT prepared him to look more deeply into fusion magnet technology and design.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Feb. 22, 2021 ~5 min


In Brazil, a look at why health care declines around elections

Guillermo Toral PhD '20 finds health care quality drops in months leading up to mayoral elections, and if the incumbent loses, the quality continues to fall.

MIT Governance Lab • mit
Jan. 20, 2021 ~8 min

Turning microbiome research into a force for health

A diverse group of researchers is working to turn new discoveries about the trillions of microbes in the body into treatments for a range of diseases.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 5, 2021 ~10 min

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