Racing with the sun

MIT students' solar-vehicle team makes a strong showing down under.

David L. Chandler, MIT News Office

May 5, 2010

Eleanor charges her battery pack in the hot Australian sun before a test drive in the 2009 World Solar Challenge in October.

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The SHASS Faculty Fellows Program, administered by the MIT Human Insight Collaborative, is fostering new research projects and creating space for supportive and interdisciplinary discussion.

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Lerna Ekmekcioglu named head of MIT's History Section

A faculty member since 2011, Ekmekcioglu examines how communities survive, adapt, remember, and make claims on justice under difficult political conditions.

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Why are some bacterial genes high in purines?

In certain species of bacteria, the answer lies in shielding RNA transcripts from a quality-control factor called Rho. Understanding the requirements for expressible sequences is critical for expression engineering of therapeutic agents.

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MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

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Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science

Wyslouch remains the director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center and will continue research on heavy ion collisions.

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A portable ultrasound system could make reliable breast imaging more accessible

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