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A makerspace for students, by students
Initiated and led by students, MakerWorks fosters making with strong engineering focus.
June 22, 2016 -
Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise
CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.
June 22, 2016 -
Winds of change?
Study: China could go big on wind power — if it adjusts its grid operations.
June 20, 2016 -
School of Engineering awards for 2016
Awards were given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
June 10, 2016 -
At MIT, a culture of innovation "never gets old"
With support she received at the Institute, Leila Pirhaji wants to bring computational systems biology to the marketplace.
June 2, 2016 -
MIT announces new Makerspace with support from Victor and William Fung Foundation
May 31, 2016 -
Startup launches theft-proof, weatherproof bikes
Slava Menn aims to make cycling safer and easier in cities worldwide.
May 30, 2016 -
From a near-death experience to an Executive MBA
After losing his sight in an auto accident, Joe Bellantoni is giving back to his community while enhancing his career, with the help of his wife and MIT Sloan.
May 26, 2016 -
Target coal or carbon?
Researchers are analyzing coal and energy caps as carbon policy instruments for China.
May 24, 2016 -
Carbon pricing under binding political constraints
Grad student Jesse Jenkins and professor Valerie Karplus discuss challenges of emissions pricing in a new paper.
May 23, 2016 -
The price of regret
Why stores should take shoppers’ emotions into account when setting prices.
May 23, 2016 -
The geography of carbon pricing
Study looks at why some states could be impacted more than others if a price is put on carbon.
May 18, 2016 -
J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.
May 18, 2016 -
New MicroMaster’s MOOC teaches supply chain design
The second in a new series of open online courses, part of MIT's MicroMaster’s program in supply chain management, is open for enrollment.
May 16, 2016 -
Lung cancer “breathalyzer” wins $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Team’s smartphone-connected device can detect lung cancer early from a single breath.
May 12, 2016 -
MIT team’s “brain” for microgrids wins Clean Energy Prize
Six teams split $225,000 in prizes at the annual competition that funds clean-energy ideas.
May 2, 2016 -
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
April 25, 2016 -
MIT invites you for a look under the dome
On April 23, MIT's Open House will feature 350-plus events to entertain and inform all ages.
April 19, 2016 -
Tata Center announces new projects for 2016-2017
April 13, 2016 -
Using new models and big data to better understand financial risk
Bringing together engineers, data theorists, mathematicians, economists, biologists, and policy experts, IDSS is looking at financial risk through a multidisciplinary lens.
April 11, 2016