When good enough is better
By exploiting a simple but counterintuitive trick, a new system finds sections of computer programs where accuracy can be traded for speed.
Explained: Directed evolution
Speeding up protein evolution in the lab can yield useful molecules that nature never intended.
Interview: Jerome Milgram on oil spills
As the oil spill off the Louisiana coast widens, the mechanical engineering emeritus professor discusses floating booms, containment caps and more
Joseph Sussman on Transportation in Contemporary Society: A Complex Systems Approach
Presented by Transportation@MIT
NASA chief defends Obama’s space plan
In MIT visit, Charles Bolden touts proposed expansion in R&D funding
Mysterious quantum forces unraveled
MIT researchers find a way to calculate the effects of Casimir forces, offering a way to keep micromachines’ parts from sticking together.
Joshua Jahnke, recently completed graduate studies, dies at age 29
Dying from pancreatic cancer, the U.S. Navy lieutenant was determined to earn his degree.
Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’
Founder of D-Lab cited among top 'thinkers'
Junior wins inaugural campus furniture-design competition
Winning bench will be installed at the student center
Seeing the forest for the trees
Object recognition systems that break images into ever smaller parts should be much more efficient and may shed light on how the brain works.
Tackling cancer on a new front
New program at MIT’s Koch Institute targets the growing cancer problem in India.
New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunity
A new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.
Hamlin Jennings will lead new Concrete Sustainability Hub at MIT
Professor from Northwestern University will join MIT team working to reduce concrete's carbon footprint