Broadband picture may not be so bleak
A new study disputes the claim that Internet data rates in the U.S. are only half as high as advertised; study’s authors call for better data.
In the World: Breath of life
Low-cost portable ventilator could be a lifesaver for people in remote locations and for hospitals in the developing world.
Postdoctoral associate wins cancer fellowship
Heller, of chemical engineering, named among 18 fellows
Small-scale understanding, large-scale enhancement
Better fuel cells and reactors, built from the atomic level
Fibers that can hear and sing
MIT researchers pass a milestone on the path to sophisticated fibers that interact with their surroundings in new ways.
Explained: Phonons
When trying to control the way heat moves through solids, it is often useful to think of it as a flow of particles.
Professor Ronald Ballinger appointed to MWRA Independent Review Panel
Will investigate what caused breach in major eastern Massachusetts water line in early May
Gerontological Society of America names AgeLab’s Coughlin a Fellow
Will be honored at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in November
Computer automatically deciphers ancient language
A new system that took a couple hours to decipher much of the ancient language Ugaritic could help improve online translation software.
Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar Institute
Longtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.