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The Silver Streak

MIT had a hand in developing the country's first diesel-powered high-speed train.

Allison MacLachlan, Technology Review

March 30, 2011

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Sili Deng, the Doherty Chair in Ocean Utilization and associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is driving research into sustainable and efficient combustion technologies.

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While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them.

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This is your brain without sleep

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Selective crystallization can greatly improve the purity, selectivity, and active yield of viral vector-based gene therapy drugs, MIT study finds.

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The joy of life (sciences)

Mary Gallagher’s deeply rooted MIT experience and love of all life supports growth at the MIT Department of Biology.

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