Jerome Lettvin, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 91
Dynamic cognitive scientist made key contributions to neurophysiology and vision science.
Removable ‘cloak’ for nanoparticles helps them target tumors
New MIT particles could be used to deliver cancer drugs to nearly any type of tumor.
Exploring exploration
From deep space to deep sea, two-day symposium examined MIT’s impacts and innovations.
Charles L. Miller Symposium honors Professor Daniel Roos
Looks at the rich past, exciting future of engineering systems
New method found for controlling conductivity
Reversible control of electrical and thermal properties could find uses in storage systems.
Student engineers bring solar energy and clean water to Ugandan village
Engineers Without Borders project also helps local health clinic.
MIT team wins OnStar app contest
Four students take home the grand prize in the Student Developer Challenge for their restaurant-locating app.
Meet the 2011 Kambourides Fellow
EECS graduate student Yi-Chieh Wu has been awarded the Kambourides Fellowship in Computational Engineering
MIT CBI announces latest round of grants through the Sanofi-aventis Biomedical Innovation Program
MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation awards more than $1.1 million for 5 projects.
Origami: Not just for paper anymore
DNA, folded into complex shapes, could have a big impact on nanotechnology.
Report: Storage for spent nuclear fuel more crucial than ever
Japanese nuclear crisis adds to the urgency of dealing with radioactive used fuel, and may raise cost of new plants, MIT study says
Demaine’s artwork selected for Smithsonian exhibit
Part of the 40 Under 40: Craft Futures exhibition, which will run starting in 2012.
Chemical engineering introduces new flexible undergraduate degree
10-ENG to offer concentrations in energy, environment, biomedicine and materials
Solar power goes viral
MIT researchers use genetically modified virus to produce structures that improve solar-cell efficiency by nearly one-third.
Out of thick air
MIT graduate student is working to make water available for the world’s poor by refining the tools and techniques of fog harvesting.