Massachusetts Institute of Technology

‘Systemic Catastrophe’: MIT Senior Researcher Warns Glyphosate Is a Slow Kill

A “systemic catastrophe” is senior researcher Dr. Stephanie Seneff’s verdict on glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, warning that the chemical is a slow kill for humans and ...

July 7, 2022BY Marina Zhang

MIT Names Its Nano Research Building in Honor of Taiwanese American Entrepreneur Lisa Su

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Building 12, home of MIT.nano, received a new name on May 14 in honor ...

May 19, 2022BY Learner Liu

MIT Cuts Ties With Research University It Helped Develop in Russia

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed its long-standing ties with a research institute it helped found ...

March 1, 2022BY Bill Pan

Head of MIT Media Lab Resigns Over Institute’s Financial Ties to Epstein

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab Director Joi Ito resigned on Sept. 7, a day after a new ...

September 8, 2019BY Bowen Xiao

Driverless Car Conundrums: Hit Pedestrians or Injure a Passenger?

"Most people want to live in a world where cars will minimize casualties. But everybody wants their own ...

June 26, 2016BY Jim Liao

For First Time, MIT’s Free Online Classes Can Carry Credit

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has offered free online courses for the last four years with one major ...

October 7, 2015BY The Associated Press

New 3-D Glass Printer Is a Lot Like What They Did 4,000 Years Ago

In the world of 3D printing, plastic has been the base material of choice for most purposes. Metal, ...

August 23, 2015BY Jonathan Zhou

MIT Researchers on Verge of Creating Limitless Energy From Nuclear Fusion

Engineers have tinkered with different reactor designs over the years, but an energy efficient fusion reactor remains elusive. ...

August 11, 2015BY Jonathan Zhou