Short algorithm, long-range consequences
A new technique for solving ‘graph Laplacians’ is drastically simpler than its predecessors, with implications for a huge range of practical problems.
Zuber addresses potential impact of federal sequestration on MIT research
In a letter to principal investigators and researchers, MIT's vice president for research outlines the possible impact here.
Research update: Chemists find help from nature in fighting cancer
Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity.
Exploring the brain, and the world
Brain and cognitive sciences major Joy Ekuta researches, learns and teaches her way around the globe.
A new look at high-temperature superconductors
Method allows direct detection of rapid fluctuations that may help to explain how high-temperature superconducting materials work.
MIT hosts American Junior Academy of Science delegates
The Institution provides day’s worth of activities for more than 200 conference attendees.
Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean
Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types on Mercury’s surface.
AAAS annual meeting puts MIT science and technology on display
The 2013 conference, held last week in Boston, featured research presentations, hands-on demonstrations.
Bringing life to computer models of marine microbes
Biogeochemical modeler Mick Follows named tenured associate professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
The relationship between child’s play and scientific exploration
Laura Schulz finds that babies learning about the world have much in common with scientists.
Research update: Imaging fish in 3-D
Automated system for high-speed analysis of vertebrate larvae could aid drug development.
Cell circuits remember their history
MIT engineers design new synthetic biology circuits that combine memory and logic.
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.