New analysis provides the first national, bottom-up estimate of cement’s natural carbon dioxide uptake across buildings and infrastructure. […]
MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for thousands of years. […]
Faculty members and researchers were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. […]
MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits. […]
MIT researchers developed a way to identify the smallest dataset that guarantees optimal solutions to complex problems. […]
MIT.nano cleanroom complex named after Robert Noyce PhD ’53 at the 2025 Nano Summit. […]
Darcy McRose and Mehtaab Sawhney ’20, PhD ’24 named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering
McRose, an environmental microbiologist, is recognized for researching the ecological roles of antibiotics in shaping ecosystems, agriculture, and health. […]
MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming. […]
The approach could enable autonomous vehicles, commercial aircraft, or transportation networks that are more reliable in the face of real-world unpredictability. […]
Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems. […]
New research enables computer designs to incorporate the limitations of 3D printers, to better control materials’ performance in aerospace, medical, and other applications. […]
Faculty members were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. […]
New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions between 11 and 22 percent. […]
An MIT study shows decreases in seed-dispersing animals can lead to a major reduction in forest carbon absorption. […]
The findings could enable new ways to increase plants’ resilience to UV stress and enhance seedling growth. […]