MIT’s REXIS is bound for asteroid Bennu | MIT News

Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 8, 2016 ~9 min

QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17 | MIT News

Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.

MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 5, 2016 ~2 min


Measuring exposure to pollution | MIT News

Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 1, 2016 ~5 min

Unfriendly skies: Piston engine aircraft pose a significant health threat | MIT News

Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 26, 2016 ~5 min

Carbon nanotube “stitches” strengthen composites | MIT News

Method to reinforce these materials could help make airplane frames lighter, more damage-resistant.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 2, 2016 ~7 min

Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks | MIT News

Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
July 22, 2016 ~7 min

Ready for takeoff | MIT News

Hamsa Balakrishnan develops algorithms to reduce airport congestion.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 15, 2016 ~7 min

Robot helps nurses schedule tasks on labor floor | MIT News

System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab suggests where to move patients and who should do C-sections.

Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL • mit
July 13, 2016 ~7 min


Better views with smaller satellites | MIT News

Batches of shoebox-sized satellites could improve estimates of Earth’s reflected energy.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2016 ~8 min

Team led by MIT engineers places second at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb | MIT News

Motorcycle completes 12.5 miles, 156 turns for a second-place finish in the race's Electric Bike Division.

Camilla Brinkman | Edgerton Center • mit
July 11, 2016 ~5 min

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