China’s heat wave is creating havoc for electric vehicle drivers
As a globally unprecedented 70-day heat wave continues to hold its grip on southern China,…
I Was There When: AI helped create a vaccine
I Was There When is an oral history project that’s part of the In Machines…
Scientists have created synthetic mouse embryos with developed brains
Mouse embryos recently generated from stem cells in a lab show more brain development than…
This company is about to grow new organs in a person for the first time
In the coming weeks, a volunteer in Boston, Massachusetts, will be the first to trial…
The most popular content on Facebook belongs in the garbage
The most viewed post on Facebook last quarter was a 69 joke, featuring reposted footage…
The Download: growing organs, and Facebook’s garbage content
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Tech Reunions returns to MIT’s campus for a historic celebration
After two years of virtual celebrations, MIT welcomed back more than 9,800 alumni and guests…
Sponge art
In April, design major Karyn Nakamura ’23 transformed Simmons Hall into an interactive art project.…
Robo-fireflies
The MIT inventors of tiny artificial muscles that flap the wings of robotic insects have…
Race-detecting AI
Doctors can’t tell a person’s race from medical images such as x-rays and CT scans.…