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Schematic shows the 25.4-meter Giant Magellan Telescope next to a 6.5-meter Magellan telescope. The 83-foot giant telescope is as wide as an eight-story building is tall.

Giant telescope will keep an eye on planets in other solar systems

December 17, 2004

John Dower, the Ford International Professor of History, recipient of a 2004 Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award.

History professor John Dower awarded Mellon prize

December 17, 2004

Twitching synapses provide new insight into brain development

December 16, 2004

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New model of cancer syndrome could lead to treatments

December 16, 2004

Cell's tiny power source critical for synapse function

December 16, 2004

Smitha Raghunathan operates the Kinkajuice human-powered battery charger designed and built by her and her teammates, including (left to right) Etan Trangle, Jim Lin, Alfredo Bocanegra, Jennifer Hu and Lisa Chandler.

Human, solar power prominent in 2.009 products

December 15, 2004

A student DJ's attempt to personalize "Yeah," Usher's 2004 hit, is tougher than it looks. With one hand on the mixer and the other spinning the record back, the student tries to juggle the beat between two recordings of the same song.

Scratching your LPs isn't always a bad thing

December 15, 2004

Awards and Honors

December 15, 2004

A municipal parking lot in Waverley Square, Belmont, today (top), and if the MIT student proposal is enacted (bottom).

Students offer Trapelo Road plan

December 15, 2004

Suresh elected to Third World Academy of Sciences

December 15, 2004

News You Can Use

December 15, 2004

IAP Arts Smorgasbord

December 15, 2004

MIT hosts hearing on Cape wind farm

December 14, 2004

Work by materials science experts -- MIT professor Subra Suresh, left, and research scientist Ming Dao -- is aiding in the search for cures for malaria and pancreatic cancer.

Team engineers cell-deforming technique to help understand malaria

Work led by MIT nanotechnology expert Subra Suresh

December 13, 2004

Breakfast is served

December 13, 2004

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Giant telescope will keep an eye on planets in other solar systems

History professor John Dower awarded Mellon prize

Twitching synapses provide new insight into brain development

New model of cancer syndrome could lead to treatments

Cell's tiny power source critical for synapse function

Human, solar power prominent in 2.009 products

Scratching your LPs isn't always a bad thing

Awards and Honors

Students offer Trapelo Road plan

Suresh elected to Third World Academy of Sciences

News You Can Use

IAP Arts Smorgasbord

MIT hosts hearing on Cape wind farm

Team engineers cell-deforming technique to help understand malaria

Breakfast is served

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