The science of baseball
MIT outreach program uses America’s pastime to hook boys on math and physics
MIT graduate transportation researchers reflect on work with Portugal
City planning, civil engineering graduates supported by MIT-Portugal Program talk about long-term connections to Portuguese students, faculty, stakeholders in transport
RNA offers a safer way to reprogram cells
New technique holds promise to revert cells to an immature state that can develop into any cell type.
Explained: Bandgap
Understanding how electrons get excited is crucial to creating solar cells and light-emitting diodes
3 Questions: Nicholas Roy on deploying drones in U.S. skies
MIT robotics expert discusses the logistical hurdles of regulating unmanned aircraft for civilian use.
A plane that lands like a bird
An innovative control system allows a foam glider to touch down on a perch or a wire like a pet parakeet.
Imaging fish on the fly
New MIT technology allows high-speed study of zebrafish larvae, often used to model human diseases.
Broadband picture may not be so bleak
A new study disputes the claim that Internet data rates in the U.S. are only half as high as advertised; study’s authors call for better data.
In the World: Breath of life
Low-cost portable ventilator could be a lifesaver for people in remote locations and for hospitals in the developing world.
Postdoctoral associate wins cancer fellowship
Heller, of chemical engineering, named among 18 fellows
Small-scale understanding, large-scale enhancement
Better fuel cells and reactors, built from the atomic level
