Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
New low-cost, durable carbon nanotube sensors can be etched with mechanical pencils.
The mathematics of leaf decay
A mathematical model reveals commonality within the diversity of leaf decay.
How attention helps you remember
New study finds long-overlooked cells help the brain respond to visual stimuli.
A brain beyond borders
MIT senior Victoria Okuneye traveled to Mexico and Jamaica to pursue her passions for neuroscience and global service.
Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay Kumar
Director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.
Inauguration festivities off to a stimulating start
Innovation symposium touches on a dizzying array of topics, with themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, energy and innovation for the developing world.
What the past teaches: meeting today’s global environmental challenges
Atmospheric science pioneer Susan Solomon speaks on past environmental accomplishments, technology’s role and how history should be our guide to meeting today’s global challenges.
MIT OpenCourseWare releases first episode of the ChemLab Boot Camp Series
Videos follow 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science.
When it rains, it pours
Study estimates rate of intensification of extreme tropical rainfall with global warming.
Probing matters of the heart
New study of stem cell differentiation could help researchers better understand the genetic basis of heart disease.
Tracking stem cell reprogramming
Biologists reveal genes key to development of pluripotency, in single cells.
Four from MIT win NIH grants
Brown, Gore, Ploegh and Zhang receive grants for innovative biomedical research.