By blending mechanical engineering, creative writing, and history studies, senior Amber Velez is discovering new ways of addressing climate change. “I study history to understand what needs to be changed and I write about our world and the ways it can be better,” she says.

Human sweat contains a protein that may protect some people against Lyme disease, scientists report. “We think there are real implications here for a preventative and possibly a therapeutic based on this protein,” Michal Caspi Tal says.

MIT OpenCourseWare’s YouTube channel inspires millions of learners across the globe to expand their knowledge and develop new skills for free.

Jeehwan Kim aims to push electronics past silicon, whose performance faces limits as more computing power is packed into ever-smaller devices. His group is exploring materials, devices, and systems that could take over where silicon leaves off.

If companies are so focused on cybersecurity, why are data breaches still rising? “In many cases, companies fall victim to these attacks because they aren’t aware of the risks that they are taking,” Professor Stuart Madnick writes in The Wall Street Journal.

A new study found that government subsidies for green technology are more effective when they account for the role of social learning in consumer decisions.