Out of thick air
MIT graduate student is working to make water available for the world’s poor by refining the tools and techniques of fog harvesting.
Longtime Corporation member John Haas, SM ’42, dies at 92
Successful businessman was philanthropic, modest
Going with the flow
New 3-D microfluidic system offers greater control over production of drug-delivering nanoparticles.
Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’
Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony
Research update: Continuous medical monitoring
Tiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin to give readout of blood sugar levels or other biomedical information.
MLK Leadership Awards honor three individuals, one program
Recognize service that reflects the civil rights leader’s ideals
Chris Boyce wins Gates scholarship
MIT senior co-founded company focused on creating stretchable, bendable electronics and solar panels.
MISTI sends more than 50 students abroad over IAP
Take on real-world challenges in places such as Mexico, Germany and France
A life filled with firsts
Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.
Canned, good
More than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.
Selection by size and substance
Technique could produce filters that select molecules according to their chemical properties and dimensions.
Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effects
The new nanoparticle, which delivers the drug in a form activated when it reaches its target, also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug in mice.
Kristala Prather honored for excellence in teaching
Selected to receive the School of Engineering’s Junior Bose Award.
Emeritus: On the trail of aflatoxin
Toxicologist Gerald Wogan has dedicated his career to understanding — and fighting — a deadly carcinogen.