Better views with smaller satellites
Batches of shoebox-sized satellites could improve estimates of Earth’s reflected energy.
Improving pavement management in Jordan
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
Team led by MIT engineers places second at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Motorcycle completes 12.5 miles, 156 turns for a second-place finish in the race's Electric Bike Division.
How to stay anonymous online
Network can protect users’ anonymity if all but one of its servers are compromised.
Supporting clinical research with an intensive-care database
Crowdsourcing clinical data from some 40,000 patients could vastly improve research and critical-care decisions.
Democratizing databases
With a new tool, any competent spreadsheet user can construct custom database interfaces.
Unlocking the past with the future of imaging
New grants help MIT Libraries, DMSE, and CSAIL push the boundaries of examining artifacts.
Is your meal really gluten free?
Portable sensor detects trace amounts of gluten in food at restaurants.
New technique provides detailed views of metals’ crystal structure
Method uses readily available tools to quickly determine materials’ properties.
Michael Mitchell wins Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface
MIT postdoc is among 10 scientists honored for combining biology with the physical sciences and engineering toward medical breakthroughs.
Study sheds light on role of mutations in metastasized cancer
Researchers identify genes that mutate in endometrial cancer, create a family tree describing the evolutionary history of the disease.
Mapping molecular neighborhoods
Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric field cancer therapy
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.
Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines
Tests in mice show the vaccines work against Ebola, influenza, and a common parasite.