Fall 2015
Crowdsourcing Global Climate Strategies
Thomas Malone leads MIT’s Climate CoLab, which is harnessing the world’s intelligence to save the planet.
The Writers: Liz Karagianis
Fall 2015
Arriving at MIT, One Solution at a Time
Freshman Ahaan Rungta began solving problems through MIT’s OpenCourseWare (OCW) at age five. “OCW is more than a school. It’s a paradise,” he says.
Summer 2015
MRIs for a More Peaceful World
An MIT collaboration is now underway using MRIs to develop innovative conflict-resolution strategies.
Summer 2015
Technology to Touch Across the Globe
Hiroshi Ishii and colleagues developed an invention that can point, touch, and manipulate objects remotely over long distance.
Spring 2015
Why an Innovation Initiative Now?
MIT has always been an innovation powerhouse, so why does it need an innovation initiative now?
Spring 2015
Discovery Research Is Reinventing the World
“Without discovery research, without innovation, applied research can only go so far,” says Institute Professor Phillip Sharp.
Spring 2015
Kendall Square: A Global Center for Innovation Grows Alongside MIT
Once lined with old factories and abandoned buildings, Kendall Square is now a global center for innovation.
Fall 2014
Giant Steps: Celebrating 100 Years of Flight
This fall, MIT celebrates 100 years of achievements in aeronautics and astronautics and its amazing history of leadership to the nation and the world.
Fall 2014
Saving Lives
John Lewandowski invents a device that could wipe out malaria.
Spring 2014
The Brilliance of Basic Research
Basic research is the spark that creates new knowledge and solves big problems.