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Graduate, postdoctoral
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Nuclear science and engineering graduate student wins NuMat award
Honored for originality of research, quality of presentation at conference
October 18, 2010 -
700 families arrive for a taste of MIT
Students' parents, grandparents and siblings experience campus through talks, tours and more as part of Family Weekend.
October 15, 2010 -
Faster websites, more reliable data
Web servers that store data locally save time on database searches but sometimes serve up obsolete results. A new system solves that problem.
October 14, 2010 -
MIT cyclists best overall at 2010 Collegiate National Track Championships
For third consecutive year, team wins Division II Omnium.
October 13, 2010 -
Physics postdoc Lindley Winslow wins L’Oreal USA fellowship
Accompanying research grant will allow the particle physicist to design and build a novel particle detector based on quantum dots.
October 12, 2010 -
CEE researchers collaborate with Nobel Prize winner
Team explains tearing mechanism of the triangular-shaped ribbons of graphene
October 12, 2010 -
Surprising similarities between human and zebrafish tumors
New finding that tumor cells in both species have too many chromosomes could help pinpoint genes that drive cancer development.
October 7, 2010 -
Why telecom regulation needs to change
Research suggests that the approach that worked with a few large companies with aligned interests needs revisiting in the Internet age.
October 6, 2010 -
Four engineering students named Intel PhD fellowship recipients
Materials science, EECS graduate students among 27 honored
October 5, 2010 -
New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
Particles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.
October 5, 2010 -
Your vital signs, on camera
MIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.
October 4, 2010 -
In the World: Health care in the palm of a hand
MIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.
September 27, 2010 -
Solar funnel
New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.
September 13, 2010 -
Pushing ions through carbon nanotubes
The tiny, multitalented carbon tubes can carry single molecules, one at a time.
September 10, 2010 -
Solar cell, heal thyself
New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.
September 7, 2010 -
Slideshow: Orientation 2010
New students welcomed to campus.
September 1, 2010 -
Personal cushion of air
Inspired by seeds, proposed air-bag system would surround astronauts and protect them during bumpy landings
August 26, 2010 -
Sizing samples
Many scientific disciplines use computers to infer patterns in data. But how much data is enough to ensure that the inferences are right?
August 25, 2010 -
All charged up
Ability to recharge rapidly could make electric cars more acceptable to consumers, says MIT student team
August 13, 2010 -
New design-build class weaves nature into rural Cambodian school
Students take part in “Design for a Sustainable Future”
August 12, 2010