Drawing on evidence from neurobiology, cognitive science, and corpus linguistics, MIT researchers make the case that language is a tool for communication, not for thought.

Ammonia could be a nearly carbon-free maritime fuel, but without new emissions regulations, its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health.

The academics and researchers are experts in economics, management, organizational studies, and more.

An instrument developed by Max Addae SM ’23 creates new connections between sound and touch.

During a visit to MIT, National Defense Magazine reporter Sean Carberry met with Professor John Joannopoulos to learn how researchers at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) “are conducting serious research on nanotechnology that could have a big impact on the battlefield.” Carberry notes that ISN researchers conduct fundamental research and have transitioned “numerous technologies ranging from ‘nanostructure amplifying fluorescent polymers for ultra-sensitive explosive detection’ to photonic crystals that enable thermal photovoltaic power generation in a small device that could replace heavy batteries carried by troops.” 

Ronald Davis III ’18, SM ’22, PhD ’24 discusses how his research at both MIT and a U.S. Army Department of Defense lab inspired his interest in applying AI technologies to improve wireless communications, work he is now using as the foundation of his startup VectorWave. “When I think of a student earning multiple degrees from a school such as MIT along with a PhD, I’m blown away that it could come from a small place like Las Cruces [New Mexico],” says Brandon Sprague, Davis’ former high school mathematics teacher.