Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust A planet’s dust cloud may explain strange patterns of light from its star. May 18, 2012 Read full story →
‘Hockfield Day’ celebrates MIT’s 16th president Thousands gathered for a fun-filled fete for Susan Hockfield. May 17, 2012 Read full story →
CloudTop takes top $100K competition prize A record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition. May 17, 2012 Read full story →
First light from a super-Earth spotted Detection reveals a searing planet. May 8, 2012 Read full story →
New technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers. May 3, 2012 Read full story →
Engineering a safer world Workshop explores safety in nuclear power plants, occupational health, aviation and medicine. April 23, 2012 Read full story →
New study links air pollution and early death in the U.K. Researchers find car exhaust causes more premature deaths than car accidents. April 20, 2012 Read full story →
Getting to the root of genetics Manolis Kellis uses computational techniques to decipher human disease. April 17, 2012 Read full story →
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2 May reduce greenhouse gas emissions April 11, 2012 Read full story →
Oceans apart New research suggests that ocean-crust formation is a dynamic process. April 10, 2012 Read full story →
Shifting sands New model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow. April 6, 2012 Read full story →
Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor The Center for Polymer Microfabrication designs manufacturing processes for a new generation of diagnostic tools. March 29, 2012 Read full story →
Calculating the cost of advanced manufacturing The Environmentally Benign Manufacturing group studies the life cycle of new technologies. March 22, 2012 Read full story →
A close-up view of Mercury Researchers find the planet may have had a dynamic past. March 22, 2012 Read full story →
Water world 'Weather in a tank' demonstration helps students grasp fluid dynamics. March 21, 2012 Read full story →