Tables and figures: Why are graphics taken for granted in research writing?

For MIT CSHub postdoc Miaomiao Zhang, communicating effectively is perhaps the most important part of research.

Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Aug. 14, 2023 ~5 min

The curse of variety in transportation systems

Assistant Professor Cathy Wu is addressing traffic control problems by leveraging deep reinforcement learning.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Aug. 7, 2023 ~9 min


A new vision for ultrasound imaging

Ultrasound research specialist and 2023 MIT Excellence Award winner Nicole Henning adapts ultrasound technology for more sensitive, less invasive imaging for disease modeling.

Koch Institute • mit
July 24, 2023 ~8 min

Studying phages far from home

Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

Breaking down barriers in music research

Associate Professor Leslie Tilley’s passion for a diversity of musical practices comes through in her research and in the classroom.

Michael Brindley | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
June 5, 2023 ~6 min

Off-menu materials science

Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
April 26, 2023 ~8 min

How cell mechanics influences everything

Ming Guo seeks connections between a cell’s physical form and its biological function, which could illuminate ways to halt abnormal cell growth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 26, 2023 ~9 min

Detailed images from space offer clearer picture of drought effects on plants

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
March 20, 2023 ~8 min


Making computer science research more accessible in India

Passionate about creating educational opportunities in India, PhD student Siddhartha Jayanti recently explored multiprocessor speed limits, in a paper written in the Indian language Telugu.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Pursuing a practical approach to research

Professor Koroush Shirvan, who recently won a prestigious award from the American Nuclear Society, pursues avenues to lower the costs of nuclear energy.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min

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