Jay K. Lucker, former director of the MIT Libraries, dies at 82
Longtime library director remembered as a mentor and consultant.
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Understanding gambling addiction
For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.
Inspired ideas to improve the world
School of Architecture + Planning students win thousands in grants for business startups
‘This is my freshman year, too’
President L. Rafael Reif welcomes Class of 2016 at annual Freshman Convocation.
Clifford appointed to Belluschi Lectureship
Young practitioner/scholar researches past methods of making.
Success of engineered tissue depends on where it’s grown
Cells grown on different types of scaffolds vary in their ability to help repair damaged blood vessels.
Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties, engineers find
Biological structures may help engineers design new materials.
Dripping faucets inspire new way of creating structured particles
Researchers find new method for making spherical particles, from nanoscale to pinhead-sized — including complex beach-ball-like shapes.
New chip captures power from multiple sources
System developed at MIT could combine power harvested from light, heat and vibrations to run monitoring systems.
Four innovative technologies garner 2012 R&D 100 Awards for MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Awards recognize a diverse range of technologies
Bits of buildings: How is computing changing the architect’s job?
In a new book, an MIT researcher looks at the influence of high-tech simulations on the profession of architecture.
MIT and Saudi Aramco augment existing collaboration
More energy research; entrepreneurship programs and cultural exchanges to be pursued.
