The man who reinvented the hammer
A trip to Walmart. An aging German shepherd. A cheap disposable camera.
These are just a few of the seemingly…
An environmentally friendly alternative to plastic microbeads
By changing the composition of these materials’ building blocks, researchers can optimize properties such as…
Tiny tubes wrap around brain cells
The devices are made from thin sheets of a soft polymer called azobenzene, which roll when exposed to light.…
A Nobel laureate on the economics of artificial intelligence
“We’re still going to have journalists, we’re still going to have financial analysts, we’re still going to have…
From climate-warming pollutant to useful material
Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming.…
This is your brain on movies
“By using a rich stimulus like a movie, we can drive many regions of the cortex very efficiently. For example,…
Laser imaging peers deeper into living tissue
Metabolic imaging is a valuable noninvasive method for studying living cells with laser light, but it’s been…
Recent books from the MIT community
The Miraculous from the Material: Understanding the Wonders of Nature By Alan Lightman, professor of the…
Turning a seaweed crisis into an energy opportunity
After mixing wastewater from the rum distillery with sargassum, they ran some experiments in the lab. “And the…
Michael ’87 and Kathleen Schoen | MIT Technology Review
As an undergraduate, Michael Schoen ’87 found that joining his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, and participating…