Study reveals shared behavior of microbes and electrons
Bacteria streaming through a lattice behave like electrons in a magnetic material.
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Mathematics
Michael Artin and Shirley Jackson win nation’s highest honor in science and technology
Mathematician and MIT Corporation life member named National Medal of Science recipients.
An extreme close-up on heat transfer
New formula identifies limits to nanoscale heat transfer, may help optimize devices that convert heat to electricity.
Shocking new way to get the salt out
MIT team invents efficient shockwave-based process for desalination of water.
Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
Faster optimization
New general-purpose optimization algorithm promises order-of-magnitude speedups on some problems.
David Benney, emeritus professor of mathematics, dies at 85
World-renowned applied mathematician's 50-year career at MIT included service as Department of Mathematics head from 1989 to 1999.
Alexei Borodin receives the 2015 Henri Poincaré Prize
Mathematics professor honored for contributions to mathematical physics that lay the groundwork for new developments in the field.
QS ranks MIT the world's top university for 2015-16
Ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 36 disciplines.
A new molecular design approach
New programming tool could help engineers build biologically inspired materials.
Wine matching: Tasty uses for algorithms
A pair of Class of 2010 roommates, entrepreneurial buddies while on campus, recently teamed up to launch a wine club based on big data.
