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Building microchips from the bottom up

MIT develops novel self-assembly method that could break size barrier

August 14, 2008

A team from the International Development Design Summit at MIT created a cable-car-like ropeway to transport goods uphill.

Improving people's lives, one device at a time

International workshop looks for simple solutions to big problems

August 8, 2008

Daniel G. Nocera, the Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy at MIT, has developed a simple method to split water molecules and produce oxygen gas, a discovery that paves the way for large-scale use of solar power.

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system

July 31, 2008

Lester addresses U.S. governors on energy innovation

July 14, 2008

MIT nanoruler lithography tool with a 300 mm-diameter silicon wafer.

MIT reports finer lines for microchips

Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells, more.

July 8, 2008

Students robots in this year's 2.007 contest held at MIT competed in performing beaver-like tasks, including knocking down pool noodle 'trees' and dumping them in a ping-pong ball 'river,' to score points.

Beaver-like robots face off in annual MIT contest

May 9, 2008

Learning about brains from computers, and vice versa

February 16, 2008

The human brain easily recognizes that these cars are all the same object, but the variations in the car's size, orientation and position are a challenge for computer-vision algorithms.

MIT neuroscientists see design flaws in computer vision tests

January 24, 2008

Computer model mimics blink of a human eye

April 4, 2007

MIT researchers have developed a high-throughput method for the detection of biomolecules (such as DNA shown here) using multifunctional particles. The technique could make medical diagnostics and drug discovery faster and cheaper.

Hydrogel particles pave way for new bedside diagnostics

Chemical engineers bring 'theranostics'--personalized therapies--ever closer.

March 8, 2007

Mark Cote, winner of this year's 2.007 robot competition, gets a congratulatory hug from Professor Alexander Slocum.

Robots go for Tic-Tech-Toe

May 17, 2005

'Toddler,' a walking robot developed at MIT, takes a step.

Teams build robots that walk like humans

February 17, 2005

Mauna Kea Observatory: (Left to right): Subaru Telescope, twin domes of the Keck Telescopes, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, which was used by Jim Elliot and Kelly Clancy during the occultation.

Pluto is undergoing global warming, researchers find

October 9, 2002

Study Traces Impact of Government-Funded MIT Research on Biotechnology and Drugs

Nine of top 10 biotech drugs in 1994 were developed by companies founded by MIT faculty or alumni; 30 biotech companies in state trace their founding or technology to MIT.

January 22, 1996

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