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Researchers have created a new type of dual-sided pill that attaches to the gastrointestinal tract. One side of the pill sticks to mucosal surfaces, while the other is omniphobic, meaning that it repels everything it encounters.

Engineers develop a pill for long-term drug release

New tablet attaches to the lining of the GI tract, resists being pulled away.

April 6, 2016

MIT hosted men's and women's tennis teams from Loughborough University for three days of competition.

Sports Shorts for April 4, 2016: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

MIT hosts Loughborough University in Trans-Atlantic Challenge; Chang breaks digs record for Men’s Volleyball.

April 5, 2016

The team was initially inspired by videos of chocolatiers making bonbons and other chocolate shells. Pedro Reis and his team wondered whether there was a way to precisely predict the final thickness of chocolate and other shells that start out as a liquid film.

How crispy is your bonbon?

New theory, inspired by chocolate coatings, predicts thickness of thin shells.

April 4, 2016

Michelle K. Lee, undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), speaks at MIT.

Easier access to patent data

In MIT talk, U.S. Patent Office director Michelle Lee announces new initiatives for public data use.

April 1, 2016

Thomas Heldt (left) with Massachusetts General Hospital collaborator Michael Filbin.

Big, intensive data

Assistant Professor Thomas Heldt mines critical care data to support real-time clinical decision making and improve patient care.

March 31, 2016

Synthesizing new physics: MIT assistant professor of physics Joseph Checkelsky (center) and graduate students Linda Ye (left) and Aravind Devarakonda are working to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons. Their work blends materials science and solid state physics and makes extensive use of high-temperature furnaces (behind them in photo) to produce interesting new compo...

Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky

Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.

March 16, 2016

MIT Lincoln Laboratory African American Employees’ Network Committee members are presented with the Advancing Inclusion and Global Perspectives award from President L. Rafael Reif.

Celebrating exceptional individuals and teams across MIT

MIT staff and faculty honored for outstanding contributions at the 2016 MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal ceremony.

March 10, 2016

Radius Ensemble (left to right, from top): Noriko Futagami Herndon, viola; Sarah Brady, flute; Jennifer Montbach, oboe and artistic director; Sarah Bob, piano; Miriam Bolkosky, cello; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Anne Howarth, horn; Gabriela Diaz, violin; Eran Egozy, clarinet.

3Q: A world-premiere concert where the audience helps play

MIT’s Eran Egozy on “12,” a chamber music debut with smartphone-driven percussion.

March 3, 2016

The metal with carbon nanotubes uniformly dispersed inside “is designed to mitigate radiation damage” for long periods without degrading, Kang Pyo So says. Pictured is an example of how the researchers created aluminum with carbon nanotubes inside.

Carbon nanotubes improve metal’s longevity under radiation

Aluminum used in nuclear reactors and other harsh environments may last longer with new treatment.

March 2, 2016

Left: Lipid nanoparticles (carrying siRNA) are shown as they are transported inside cells using endocytic vesicles. Right: Gehrke's lab is developing a diagnostic for Dengue virus, a relative to Zika. The device shown, which tested for Ebola, has silver nanoparticles of different colors that indicate different diseases. On the left is the unused device, opened to reveal the contents inside. On the...

Confronting Zika

MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.

February 23, 2016