New from MIT: What if AI could learn from sensitive data, like medical records or financial info, without risking your privacy?. A new method called PAC Privacy does just that. It keeps AI accurate and secure, no trade-offs needed.

A new bionic knee outperforms other prostheses in helping people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles. In a small clinical study, users navigated more easily and said the limb felt more like part of their body.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory's hurricane-tracking tech is now powering a new era of weather forecasting. 🌪️🛰️ Their microwave sounders, once NASA prototypes, are now flying on s CubeSats, revolutionizing how we predict storms.

Aurelia Institute is on a mission to make space accessible to all people. Founded by a team from MIT, the nonprofit serves as a research lab, an education and outreach center, and a policy hub for the space industry.

While lanthanides are commonly used in fertilizers, little is known about how exactly they benefit plants. New insights could help farmers optimize their use, increasing critical crops’ resilience to UV stress and enhancing seedling growth.

What if your immune system could change your mood? MIT scientists just discovered that a molecule that fights infection—IL-17—can also tweak your brain: triggering anxiety or making you more social, depending on where it acts.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction.

This new photonic processor uses light—not electricity—to run AI models, completing tasks in under half a nanosecond. ⚡

Researchers have developed a robotic probe that autonomously measures the properties of key semiconductor materials much faster than previous methods. The work could help speed the discovery of better materials for solar panels and other electronics.

MIT engineers have developed a way to mass-produce drug-loaded nanoparticles that target tumors directly, minimizing side effects and maximizing impact.

Happy 4th of July weekend, everyone! We hope the fireworks are spectacular.

Foundation Alloy creates high-performance metals using a novel process that doesn’t rely on melting raw materials. The MIT alumni behind the company say its alloys can be made twice as strong as traditional metals with 10 times faster product development.

MIT researchers discovered that a key industrial catalyst switches forms mid-reaction, a “cyclic dance” that could revolutionize how we make everyday products like rubber and plastics.

Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable the previously unimaginable, like pocket-sized 3D printers. The EECS PhD student says the ability to work on projects with real-world impact “is primarily what drew me to MIT.”

MIT’s Skylar Tibbits is designing the future, where materials self-assemble, furniture transforms, and innovation lives at the edge of imagination and reality.

Using reflections from wireless signals, a new method imaged a range of everyday objects, like silverware and a power drill, enclosed in a box. The technology could help robots in a home or warehouse find items that are blocked from view.

At MIT, students aren't just learning aerospace engineering—they're living it. In just 13 weeks, they design, build, and test electric turbopumps for rocket engines.

Summer is the perfect time to curl up with a good book — and MIT authors have had much to offer in the past year. The following titles represent some of the books published in the past 12 months by MIT faculty and staff.

Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining back to America. Co-founded by Desirée Plata, the firm is producing nickel and cobalt from electronic waste in Ohio. She says it benefits from MIT’s “entrepreneurial ecosystem and the ‘tough tech’ ethos.”

At MIT, artist and metalsmith Rhea Vedro blends ancient techniques with modern science, honoring heritage, craftsmanship, and forging.