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School of Engineering
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East Campus welcomes new housemaster
Rob Miller, computer science professor, to serve in undergraduate residence.
August 19, 2014 -
Moving forward
PhD student Niaja Farve combines research, entrepreneurship, outreach, and indefatigable drive.
August 19, 2014 -
Engineering new bone growth
Coated tissue scaffolds help the body grow new bone to repair injuries or congenital defects.
August 18, 2014 -
Broadening the 'SCOPE' of microbial oceanography
With an infusion of funds from the Simons Foundation, a collaboration between MIT researchers and colleagues will break new ground in the study of marine microbes.
August 18, 2014 -
Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
August 18, 2014 -
STEM Program brings local middle school students to MIT for science and engineering enrichment
August 15, 2014 -
Visual control of big data
Data-visualization tool identifies sources of aberrant results and recomputes visualizations without them.
August 15, 2014 -
MIT's digital supply chain classroom set for global launch
August 14, 2014 -
RNA combination therapy for lung cancer offers promise for personalized medicine
Researchers improve therapeutic response in clinically relevant model of lung-tumor growth.
August 14, 2014 -
New analysis reveals tumor weaknesses
Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment.
August 13, 2014 -
Quantum engineering
August 12, 2014 -
Fusion Power Associates honors Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers
Professor Anne White and Associate Director Martin Greenwald to receive awards.
August 11, 2014 -
CSAIL team puts design in your hands
Fab By Example lets you quickly create thousands of custom designs for furniture, go-carts, and more.
August 11, 2014 -
An easier way to manipulate malaria genes
New approach to knocking out parasite’s genes could make it easier to identify drug targets.
August 10, 2014 -
Running on waste heat
Gang Chen’s thermoelectric devices turn waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other machines.
August 8, 2014 -
American Physical Society honors PSFC graduate and professor
Mario Manuel SM '08 PhD '13 and Professor Anne White to receive awards at annual APS meeting
August 7, 2014 -
Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away
Prototype made almost entirely of printable parts demonstrates crucial capabilities of reconfigurable robots.
August 7, 2014 -
New material structures bend like microscopic hair
Researchers say structures may be used in windows to wick away moisture.
August 6, 2014 -
Kellis to lead MIT team in new phase of GTEx project to elucidate basis of disease predisposition
NIH-sponsored work to characterize genetic variation in human tissues with roles in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
August 5, 2014 -
Learning how things fall apart
New research reveals how bonded materials, from airplane wings to dental crowns, lose their bonding.
August 4, 2014