Robert Macfarlane is uncovering design principles that allow researchers to fine-tune materials at many size scales. “Our lab is about enabling the materials needed to develop new technologies, rather than focusing on just the end products,” he says.
Via @MITLL on Twitter: “In 1954, Inez Hazel was hired by @MITLL to work on programming for the Cape Cod System. Inez worked on a simulation program that studied the feasibility of tracking aircraft under electronic countermeasure conditions with azimuth information only.”
Amsterdam is one of the most bike-friendly major cities in the world. It’s also a happy hunting ground for thieves, who steal tens of thousands of bikes per year. Where do the stolen bikes go? A new study shows the vast majority remain in the local area.
Senior Sylas Horowitz tackles engineering projects with a focus on challenges related to clean energy, climate justice, and sustainable development.
A new method enables a machine-learning model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.
“As a species and as a society we really want to understand the planet that we live on and our place in it,” says Michael Follows. The MIT-WHOI Joint Program provides research and educational opportunities for PhD students seeking to explore the marine world.
The MIT community rallies to support relief efforts in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.