Over 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Engineers developed injectable “mini livers” that could take over the functions of a failing liver. The technology could offer an alternative to transplantation or provide support until a donor organ is available.
For years, Institute Professor Suzanne Berger has been a leading advocate for US industry. Now she’s co-directing MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, a platform to help the country make more goods.
Mechanical engineers uncovered the physics behind a promising membrane material that removes bubbles from surfaces — a costly problem in many industries, “Our research allows engineers to build better membranes for their systems,” Kripa Varanasi says.
Reflecting a long commitment to national service, MIT has continuously offered instruction in military science since opening its doors in 1861 — with more than 12,000 military officers commissioned from MIT, and more than 150 reaching the rank of general or admiral.
TPP graduate student Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his work in maritime cybersecurity. He aims to strengthen ties between the US and its allies on national security, AI, and cybersecurity.
In a world without MIT, radar wouldn’t have been available to help win World War II. We might not have email, CT scans, time-release drugs, photolithography, or GPS. And we’d lose over 30,000 companies, employing millions of people. Can you imagine?
Since 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 — and what we create today builds a better tomorrow for all of us.