Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand
System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.
First major database of non-native English
Resource could yield linguistic insights, practical applications for non-native English speakers.
Gliding from classroom to market
Treaded hand truck created as class project is now making downstairs deliveries safer.
Dan Frey named D-Lab faculty director
Professor of mechanical engineering brings a long association with D-Lab and a commitment to design for the developing world.
CEE announces new leadership appointments
Professor Colette Heald will serve as associate department head; Professor Jesse Kroll will chair the Graduate Education Committee.
New lithium-oxygen battery greatly improves energy efficiency, longevity
New chemistry could overcome key drawbacks of lithium-air batteries.
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
In mice, device destroyed colorectal tumors and prevented remission after surgery.
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale
Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3-D movie from any seat in a theater.
Eboney Hearn '01 named director of MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Chemical engineering alumna with deep knowledge of the Institute will lead hallmark diversity program.
Using data to inform the connections between technology and policy
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society research from the Technology and Policy Program highlights multidisciplinary approaches to data-driven policies.
Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks
Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles.
Designing climate-friendly concrete, from the nanoscale up
New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.