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Daniel Schmidt, neurobiology postdoc, wins cancer fellowship
Brain-tumor researcher named among 18 fellows
Scientists unveil tools for rewriting the code of life
New technology from MIT and Harvard can edit DNA at the genome scale, giving cells novel functions.
How to grow wires and tiny plates
Liquid processing method developed at MIT can control the shapes of nanowires and produce complete electronic devices.
‘Radar for the human eye’
Inexpensive hand-held device developed at MIT could detect cataracts even at the earliest stages.
Ethan Zuckerman, cyberscholar and activist, to lead MIT Center for Civic Media
He will direct MIT's influential group of technologists and academics committed to empowering communities around the globe by inventing and testing civic media tools and practices.
Waste-conversion startup Sanergy bowls over competition
Wild-card entry takes top prize in $100K Business Plan Competition
Of minds and machines
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
Spotlight on service
IDEAS and Global Challenge competitions award nearly $150,000 to teams of public service innovators working around the world.
Better glasses-free 3-D
A fundamentally new approach to glasses-free 3-D displays could save power, widen the viewing angle and make 3-D illusions more realistic.
Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
Joichi Ito named director of MIT Media Lab
Technology entrepreneur and Internet freedom advocate succeeds Frank Moss.
Seeing the light
Optogenetic technology restores visual behavior in mice, holds promise for treating human blindness.