Plasma turbulence
Plasma turbulence
This computer simulation shows a cross-section of the plasma inside a tokamak reactor. In this simulation, only the large-scale turbulence effects are modeled — which is adequate for some cases
MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier
MIT in mourning: Remembering Officer Sean Collier
Scenes from MIT's campus during the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013.
A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop
A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop
Now in its 75th year, we take a look back how the Hobby Shop began, and how it evolved to what it is today.
Nanowires can lift liquids without power
Nanowires can lift liquids without power
New research has demonstrated for the first time that when inserted into a pool of liquid, nanowires naturally draw the liquid upward in a thin film that coats the surface of the wire.
The Future of Localized Manufacturing
The Future of Localized Manufacturing
Neil Gershenfeld, director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, and Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discuss the potential role of localized 3-D printing in manufacturing.
Empowering women entrepreneurs to end the world water crisis
Community Water Solutions: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to End the World ...
Learn more about Community Water Solutions, an MIT-founded non-profit that empowers women in Ghana to launch profitable water businesses.
Folding fiends: MIT's Origami Club
OrigaMIT: MIT's Origami Club
OrigaMIT is MIT's original origami club, which exists to promote, practice and teach origami folding, analysis and design.
'Cheetah' robot's first run
'Cheetah' robot's first run
A “cheetah” robot designed at MIT may soon outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency: In treadmill tests, the researchers have found that it wastes very little energy as it trots continuously for up to an hour and a half.
Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
In the 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
MIT visualizes how the brain loses and regains consciousness
MIT visualizes how the brain loses and regains consciousness
This array of videos shows spectrographic data (representing brain wave frequencies) from each of 44 electrodes attached to the scalp of a healthy volunteer undergoing propofol anesthesia. The spectrograms are arranged according to their approximate position on the ...
MIT-developed coating could prevent frost buildup
MIT-developed coating could prevent frost buildup
A team of MIT researchers has found a coating that outperforms others not only in preventing foggy buildups, but also in maintaining good optical properties without distortion.
Teaching robots to adapt
Teaching robots to adapt
Students show how household robots could use a little lateral thinking to compensate for their physical shortcomings.
Scanning droplets
Scanning droplets
Animation showing how the base of a water droplet forms small "necks" as it moves across a surface that has pillars etched on it.
Kendall Square Boom!
From WGBH's 'Greater Boston': Kendall Square Boom!
MIT's Phillip Sharp on Kendall Square's growth over the last four decades.
Imaging Zebrafish at MIT
Imaging Zebrafish at MIT
MIT researchers have invented a new imaging system that allowed them to create this three-dimensional rendering of the cartilage that forms the skull of a five-day-old zebrafish larva.
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for ...
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and ...
President Obama recognized the 2011 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients at a White House ceremony on Feb. 1, 2013.
Delivering large molecules to cells through tiny holes in ...
Delivering large molecules to cells through tiny holes in membranes
Researchers from MIT have now found a safe and efficient way to get large molecules through the cell membrane, by squeezing the cells through a narrow constriction that opens up tiny, temporary holes in the membrane.
Water-repellent surfaces that last
Water-repellent surfaces that last
Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.
Artificial muscles at MIT
Artificial muscles at MIT
MIT researchers at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research have developed a new material that changes its shape after absorbing water vapor.
Stopping a leak the way blood does
Stopping a leak the way blood does
Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes.