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Interdisciplinary teams from MIT and HPI are encouraged to develop and submit proposals for ambitious projects offering impactful solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program. ...
HPI-MIT design research collaboration creates powerful teams

Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program.

Left to right: Jewan Bae (director, OCR); MIT professors Yang Shao Horn, Admir Masic, and Franz-Josef Ulm; Yoshihiro Aizawa (CEO, Aizawa Concrete); and Seiji Nakemura (Aizawa Concrete) Photo courtesy of Aizawa Concrete....
MIT conductive concrete consortium cements five-year research agreement with Japanese industry

The MIT EC^3 Hub, an outgrowth of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, will develop multifunctional concrete applications for infrastructure.

Professor Nuno Loureiro, the newly appointed director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, joined MIT as a faculty member in 2016. His research focuses on theoretical physics and its applications in fusion science. ...
Nuno Loureiro named director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center

A lauded professor, theoretical physicist, and fusion scientist, Loureiro is keenly positioned to advance the center’s research and education goals.

Twelve MIT students, embedded with the MDXB teams over January’s Independent Activities Period, enjoyed exploring Dubai. At right is Gilad Rosenzweig, MITdesignX executive director. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Ston...
MITdesignX and MISTI in Dubai

The Institute’s “mind and hand” ethos has found a home in the United Arab Emirates.

MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature, concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide round-the-clock power and industrial-grade heat. The systems can be used as standalone microgrid...
Offering clean energy around the clock

MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat.

Twelve MIT students, embedded with the MDXB teams over January’s Independent Activities Period, enjoyed exploring Dubai. At right is Gilad Rosenzweig, MITdesignX executive director. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Ston...
MITdesignX in Dubai

The Institute’s “mind and hand” ethos has found a home in the United Arab Emirates.

Mark Veillette (left) and James Kurdzo compiled TorNet, an open-source dataset containing thousands of radar images depicting tornadoes and other severe storms. The dataset can serve as a benchmark for researchers to develo...
An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection

TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings.

Two MIT-led teams received funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production. Image: iStock
Two MIT teams selected for NSF sustainable materials grants

Chosen from 16 finalist teams, the MIT-led projects will investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production.

“Feedback, advice, and support from faculty were crucial as I grew as a researcher at MIT,” economics PhD student Anna Russo says. Photo: Jon Sachs
Bringing an investigator’s eye to complex social challenges

MIT economics doctoral student Anna Russo studies how to improve the design, function, and outcomes of public policies.