All challenges big and small
Everywhere you looked, there was something to do. I was mostly working with a labor crew to jump on quick…
Real-Time Passenger Info Systems & Digital Railway Market
Why Real-Time Passenger Information Has Become Mission-Critical
The Digital Railway Market is rapidly…
Heads in the game | MIT Technology Review
The MIT Sports Lab’s origin story begins around 2010, when Anette “Peko” Hosoi, the Pappalardo Professor of…
Super Mario is mathier than you think
Now suppose you have another computer, the Contrarian, and you put the Oracle inside it. When you give the…
A man of many words
After 15 years of answering etymological queries, when the bee was expanded in 2018 Sietsema began serving as a…
Sharing a love for calculus
As our graduates know better than anyone, preparation in calculus is effectively an admissions requirement at a…
Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education
Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological…
Reinventing the zipper | MIT Technology Review
Users can select the strips’ length and the direction and angle at which they’ll bend. They can also choose…
Ultrasound imaging turns a robot hand into a skillful mimic
The wristband precisely tracks a wearer’s hand movements in real time.MELANIE GONICK In demonstrations, the…
Plants appear to detect the patter of falling rain
MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged…