Why telecom regulation needs to change
Research suggests that the approach that worked with a few large companies with aligned interests needs revisiting in the Internet age.
Four engineering students named Intel PhD fellowship recipients
Materials science, EECS graduate students among 27 honored
New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
Particles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.
4 from MIT win DARPA Young Faculty Awards
Goal of awards is to encourage research and professional growth in DoD-related areas.
Your vital signs, on camera
MIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.
Langer to receive National Academy of Engineering award
Institute Professor cited for inventions, development
Getting bacteria to do a plant’s job
Researchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.
Stately Killian Court serves as testing ground for new geotech tool
Civil engineers develop new probe for determining soil characteristics.
MIT-Mount Sinai collaboration nets $16.4 million grant
Project aims to create nanotechnology solutions for heart, lung and blood diseases.
Subra Suresh to head National Science Foundation
MIT’s dean of engineering has been confirmed by the United States Senate to direct the largest supporter of non-medical basic-science research in the country.
5 from MIT win NIH awards
The grants are designed to promote risky, innovative research with the potential to transform a field of study.
Multicore may not be so scary
Research suggests that the free operating system Linux will keep up with the addition of more ‘cores,’ or processing units, to computer chips.
Better prepared next time
Lessons learned from the BP oil spill could help both companies and regulators to be more ready for the next emergency.