Beyond low-hanging fruit
Alexander Slocum tackles “impossible” engineering problems to help meet growing world energy demand.
Better malaria detector wins MIT $100K
Faster, more accurate diagnostic device takes home grand prize; others earn thousands in funding.
High-flying turbine produces more power
MIT alumni develop airborne wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet aloft to capture stronger, steadier winds.
The CEHS 2014 poster winners
Graduate students and postdoc scholars presented the results of their research at Morss Hall.
Who did what?
Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
Robert Shin honored for advancing project-based learning at MIT
The 2014 Irwin Sizer Award recognizes Shin’s leadership in establishing Beaver Works
Harvesting fresh water from fog
Professor Gareth McKinley co-leads research to optimize fog harvesting technology.
It’s in the genes — but whose?
Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.
NIST awards $539,990 grant to photonics consortium
MIT Microphotonics Center joins iNEMI for 19-month project to develop technology road map.
How construction of MIT’s newest building will affect the campus
Project managers hold community meetings to explain impact of MIT.nano.
Expanding the power of RNA interference
RNA carried by new nanoparticles can silence genes in many organs, could be deployed to treat cancer.