Five with MIT ties tapped for Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor and four alumni honored for inventing electronic ink, the spanning tree protocol, and Sketchpad, a human-machine graphical communication system.
Faculty highlight: Liang Fu
MIT theoretical physicist’s research bridges abstract math and exotic computing materials.
How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior
Immune molecules in infected mothers tied to brain and behavior abnormalities in offspring.
Edward Boyden wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Three neuroscientists share biomedicine prize for development of optogenetics
A new quantum approach to big data
System for handling massive digital datasets could make impossibly complex problems solvable.
MIT on Climate = Science + Action
MIT will host a daylong symposium to address the nexus of science and action on climate change.
Engineering foe into friend
Bose Grant awardee Jacquin Niles aims to repurpose the malaria parasite for drug delivery.
Physicists control electrons at femtosecond timescales
Results may help improve efficiency of solar cells, energy-harvesting devices.
How aerosols drive the rain
Study finds human-made aerosols exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation.
Diagnosing depression before it starts
Brain scans may identify children who are vulnerable to depression, before symptoms appear.
How neurons lose their connections
Scientists identify protein that allows brain cells to dampen their sensitivity.
