Freeing radicals from their negative connotations
Killian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.
Professor Alice Ting wins Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Honored for her contribution to technologies for protein visualization in living cells.
MIT to launch Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Based in School of Engineering but spanning all of MIT, IMES will be led by Arup K. Chakraborty.
Research update: Sharpening the lines
New advance could lead to even smaller features in the constant quest for more compact, faster microchips.
A glow of recognition
New detectors developed at MIT could provide easy visual identification of toxins or pathogens.
Gobind Khorana, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 89
Nobel-winning biochemist made seminal contributions to genetics, was a loyal teacher and mentor.
Making a Nobel-winning chemistry reaction even better
New catalyst offers greater control over the synthesis of organic cyclic compounds, including potential cancer drugs.
How to choose a catalyst
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structures
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Stubbe wins faculty’s Killian Award
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
MLK Leadership Awards honor three individuals, one program
Recognize service that reflects the civil rights leader’s ideals