Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain.
Robert Lepage dazzles MIT community during spectacular campus residency April 24-26, 2012
Robert Lepage dazzles MIT community during spectacular campus residency April 24-26.
Five from MIT named Fulbright scholars
Two current students and three recent graduates will study abroad for the 2012-13 academic year.
Gauging seizures’ severity
Simple wrist sensors let neurologists collect better data about patients with epilepsy — and could alert patients that they need to seek medical care.
Institute faculty share prestigious neuroscience prize
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
Lois Craig, former associate dean in the School of Architecture + Planning, dies at 82
A trusted and valued adviser and colleague
Architects on parade
Several members of the architecture faculty have received distinctive recognition lately.
MIT establishes Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)
$1.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will launch CAST.
A camera that peers around corners
A new imaging system could use opaque walls, doors or floors as 'mirrors' to gather information about scenes outside its line of sight.
Development economist Alice Amsden dies at 68
MIT professor was a prolific scholar who wrote extensively about industrialization in emerging economies.
Inequality offensive
At MIT forum, economists evaluate the consequences of increasing inequality in America, and suggest solutions.
Video: The Paradiso Synthesizer
Media Lab associate professor’s massive modular synthesizer now on exhibit in the MIT Museum.