curator Debbie Douglas is driven by a question: 鈥淲hy are things the way they are today?鈥 With some 1.5 million objects from throughout MIT鈥檚 history, today鈥檚 museum holds broad appeal for anyone who is, as Douglas says, 鈥渋nsanely curious.鈥澛
A new MIT report captures the state of quantum computing. The report from the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy is a comprehensive assessment of the technology and the global landscape, from patents to the quantum workforce.
鈥淭he U.S. government has invested in energy grids, railroads and the internet,鈥 Daniela Rus told Politico. 鈥淚n the AI age, it must treat high-performance compute, data stewardship and model evaluation pipelines as public infrastructure as well.鈥
MIT researchers are pioneering hydrogels 鈥 materials that combine strength, flexibility, and biocompatibility. From self-healing systems to sustainable water purification and next-gen cooling technologies, these innovations may transform how we live.
MechE PhD student Erik Ballesteros is developing a pair of wearable robotic arms that can lift an astronaut up if they fall. The arms could also crab-walk around a spacecraft鈥檚 exterior as an astronaut inspects or makes repairs.
In a world without MIT, radar wouldn鈥檛 have been available to help win World War II. We might not have email, CT scans, time-release drugs, photolithography, or GPS. And we鈥檇 lose over 30,000 companies, employing millions of people. Can you imagine?
鈥婼ince its founding, MIT has been key to helping American science and innovation lead the world. Discoveries that begin here generate jobs and power the economy 鈥 and what we create today builds a better tomorrow for all of us.