Listening in on single cells
A novel sensor array is the first to detect single molecules produced by living cells.
Insulators made into conductors
MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat.
Big power from tiny wires
New discovery shows carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems.
Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87
Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering
Context is ev … well, something, anyway
MIT research uses information about how frequently objects are seen together to refine the conclusions of object recognition systems.
3 Questions: Eduardo Kausel on Chile’s massive earthquake
How stringent building codes limited damage in Chile, and why there’s cause for concern in parts of the U.S.
In Profile: Alex Slocum
Teaching and tinkering, and teaching how to tinker, are the driving forces for longtime MIT mechanical engineer
Nigel Wilson on the role of information technology in improving transit systems
Presented by Transportation@MIT
Learn 'How to Speak'
Professor Patrick Winston shares tips from his legendary IAP talk, "How to Speak."
Explained: Linear and nonlinear systems
Much scientific research across a range of disciplines tries to find linear approximations of nonlinear behaviors. But what does that mean?