Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
Department
Biological Engineering
RNA combination therapy for lung cancer offers promise for personalized medicine
Researchers improve therapeutic response in clinically relevant model of lung-tumor growth.
An easier way to manipulate malaria genes
New approach to knocking out parasite’s genes could make it easier to identify drug targets.
Forced mutations doom HIV
New study reveals how a potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations.
Monitoring the rise and fall of the microbiome
Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors.
Preventing mosquito-borne disease
MIT-Brazil Program interns collaborate on platform that optimizes mosquito control in Brazil.
Let the research begin
Materials Processing Center and the Center for Materials Science and Engineering host 14 summer interns for undergraduate research experiences.
Robert Langer receives Kyoto Prize
Institute Professor cited as "a founder of the field of tissue engineering."
Illuminating neuron activity in 3-D
New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm.
The CEHS 2014 poster winners
Graduate students and postdoc scholars presented the results of their research at Morss Hall.
Delving deep into the brain
MRI sensor allows neuroscientists to map neural activity with molecular precision.
Biotech to the rescue
Ram Sasisekharan’s startups provide novel methods to fight disease and make better drugs.
Brewing up sustainability
Novel system devised by MIT spinout Cambrian Innovation uses microbes to treat, extract power from wastewater.
Fast way to measure DNA repair
Test analyzing cells’ ability to fix different kinds of broken DNA could help doctors predict cancer risk.