MIT and MGH form strategic partnership to address major challenges in clinical medicine
First set of grants support projects designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Alumna takes up space on Saturday mornings
MIT alumna Emily Calandrell is the host of Xploration Outer Space, a weekend TV show about all things space.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
Solid nanoparticles can deform like a liquid
Unexpected finding shows tiny particles keep their internal crystal structure while flexing like droplets.
Designing intelligence
From Afghanistan to the home front, student Jillian Wisniewski makes systems for better intelligence.
First-ever MIT Maker Faire attracts nearly 3,000 attendees to campus
More than 100 exhibits celebrate STEAM and the fun of making.
Getting metabolism right
Analysis of 89 models of metabolic processes finds flaws in 44 of them — but suggests corrections.
Finding a needle in a haystack
New technique allows scientists to identify populations of rare stem cells in bone marrow.
Job seekers to job generators
RLE’s Translational Fellows Program starts up a new dimension of support for postdocs.
Crumpled graphene could provide an unconventional energy storage
Two-dimensional carbon “paper” can form stretchable supercapacitors to power flexible electronic devices.
Untangling how cables coil
A simulation technology from movies is used to predict coiling patterns in the lab.