Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structures
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
More than 300 middle and high school students build vehicles to address a simulated deep-water oil spill
Walter Lewin, acclaimed professor emeritus and Internet star, delivers one final lecture at MIT.
Undergraduates receive top honor in collegiate math, science and engineering education
MIT physicists discover a new physical phenomenon that could eventually lead to the first increases in computers’ clock speed since 2002.
New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks.
Physicists’ study of evolution in bacteria shows that adaptations can be undone, but rarely.
How do scientists measure jolts such as the recent disaster in Japan? Hint: They don’t use the Richter scale.
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
Ten MIT alumni also among this year’s new members
MIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain.
Nathaniel Thomas is Britain-bound on a two-year graduate scholarship.