From nuclear proliferation to climate change, Richard K. Lester taps research talent to map a path toward a sustainable planet.

A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions.

MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.

A life-detecting radar, a microscale motor, and a quantum network architecture are among this year's most innovative new technologies.

“U.S. competitiveness depends less on defensive measures than on what we do to strengthen our own capacities,” says MIT’s vice president for research.

Figur8, founded by MIT alumna Nan-Wei Gong SM ’09, PhD ’13, offers a wearable sensor system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries.

Economists find companies’ adoption of robots is partly due to shortages in middle-aged labor.

System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.

New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.

The alumni-founded startup Uncountable has developed a digital workbook to help scientists get more out of experimental data.