Ask any MIT student why they came to Cambridge, and you’ll probably hear a few common themes: a favorite science teacher, an interest in computers that turned into an obsession, a bedroom decorated with NASA posters and glow-in-the-dark stars. But for a select few, the road to MIT begins with an invitation to a special…
Bryan Reimer, a research scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) and founder and co-leader of the MIT AgeLab’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium and Human Factors Evaluator for Automotive Demand Consortium, has been appointed to the Aviation Regulatory Committee’s Human Factors Task Force on Aviation Safety (HF Task Force ARC). The HF…
According to the International Energy Agency, the aviation industry is responsible for around 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions, and aviation emissions are expected to double by the middle of this century as demand for domestic and international air travel increases. To meet the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to…
Faith Brooks, a graduate student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, had a clear dream of becoming a pilot since she was four years old. “When I was about 8 years old, a neighbor found out I wanted to fly and showed me a picture of her dad landing a jet on an aircraft carrier, and…
Author and literary scholar Stephen Strang, who founded MIT’s Center for Writing and Communication in 1981 and served as its director for 40 years, passed away on December 29, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was 77 years old. His vision for the center is ambitious. After a working group at MIT identified a gap…
As generative AI models expand their capabilities, you may have seen them turn simple text prompts into hyper-realistic images or longer video clips. More recently, generative AI has shown the potential to help chemists and biologists study static molecules like proteins and DNA. Models like AlphaFold can predict molecular structures to accelerate drug discovery, while…
In 2014, a group of students in MIT’s 15.366 (Climate and Energy) course developed a plan to commercialize MIT research on how to transfer information between chips using light instead of electricity, reducing energy consumption. After completing a course that challenged students to identify early adopters and pitch their business plans to investors, the team…
From writing complex code to revolutionizing the recruiting process, artificial intelligence is transforming industries faster than ever before, pushing the boundaries of creativity, productivity, and collaboration in countless fields. Join the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium, a collaboration between industry leaders and top MIT minds. As MIT President Sally Kornbluth highlighted last year, the Institute…
