MIT researchers found that shared political views significantly increase the likelihood of forming social ties…
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a world-leading research university known for pioneering innovation in science, engineering, technology, and the humanities. Founded in 1861, MIT has been at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries—from developing radar and computer science foundations to advancing artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science, and biotechnology. Its interdisciplinary approach fosters collaboration across physics, neuroscience, climate science, and space exploration, driving solutions to global challenges such as sustainability, healthcare, and energy. With its culture of creativity and rigorous inquiry, MIT continues to shape the future of research, education, and technological advancement worldwide.
Pison, founded by Dexter Ang (MIT ’05), enables people to control digital interfaces, such as…
Unconventional form of ferroelectricity could impact next-generation computing. MIT researchers and colleagues recently discovered an…
Inspired by decades-old MIT research, the new technology could boost quantum computers and other superconducting…
Analysis reveals genetic control elements that are linked to hundreds of human traits. Twenty years…
Proposed design could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent, a new study finds. At…
A brief history of a 1950s photo featuring Joseph Thompson, one of the original operators…
MIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study…
Manipulating materials at a fundamental level, MIT’s Ju Li reveals new properties for energy applications.…
Study shows many kinds of finance-sector failures — not just history’s most famous bank runs…
MIT economist works to show how therapies can be allocated fairly; states are now applying…
Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and…
The new type of neural network could aid decision making in autonomous driving and medical…
Geologists Produce New Timeline of Earth’s Paleozoic Climate Changes The temperature of a planet is…
Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought. The…
Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity. When two sheets of graphene are stacked…
New model shows why countries that retaliate too much against online attacks make things worse…
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium launches with 13 company members to work with MIT…