Faster websites, more reliable data
Web servers that store data locally save time on database searches but sometimes serve up obsolete results. A new system solves that problem.
Roger Kamm elected to the Institute of Medicine
One of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine
Lending a hand
MIT researchers may be closer to understanding why spacesuit gloves hurt astronauts’ hands.
CEE researchers collaborate with Nobel Prize winner
Team explains tearing mechanism of the triangular-shaped ribbons of graphene
Nerve-cell regeneration quest is fast tracked
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves, in live animals.
Why telecom regulation needs to change
Research suggests that the approach that worked with a few large companies with aligned interests needs revisiting in the Internet age.
Four engineering students named Intel PhD fellowship recipients
Materials science, EECS graduate students among 27 honored
New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
Particles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.
4 from MIT win DARPA Young Faculty Awards
Goal of awards is to encourage research and professional growth in DoD-related areas.
Your vital signs, on camera
MIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.
Langer to receive National Academy of Engineering award
Institute Professor cited for inventions, development
Getting bacteria to do a plant’s job
Researchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.