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Start6 students expand innovation horizons while making connections in Silicon Valley

San Francisco and Silicon Valley startups, MIT alumni, and venture capitalists complement and enhance the Start6 learning experience.

May 1, 2015

Bombardier beetles eject a liquid called benzoquinone, which they superheat and expel in an intense, pulsating jet. The explosive mechanism used by the beetle generates a spray that's much hotter than that of other insects that use the liquid, and propels the jet five times faster.

How some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray

New analysis shows how bombardier beetles produce an explosive defensive chemical jet.

April 30, 2015

Real estate and reality

MIT economist Albert Saiz studies real estate and its many links to urban life.

April 29, 2015

New memorial a labor of love

Architects and engineers detail their novel design for MIT’s Collier Memorial.

April 28, 2015

A new film of carbon nanotubes cures composites for airplane wings and fuselages, using only 1 percent of the energy required by traditional, oven-based manufacturing processes.

Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven

New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.

April 14, 2015

An ocean of opportunity

Mick Follows uses tiny marine microbes to model climate change.

April 14, 2015

Sports Shorts for April 13, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

MIT celebrates Division III Week; Men’s Lacrosse picks up two wins.

April 13, 2015

(Left to right) junior Mitchell Lee, sophomore Bobby Shen, mathematics professor Bjorn Poonen, freshman Mark Sellke, and sophomore Lingfu Zhang

Adding up to a big win

MIT dominates at annual Putnam Mathematical Competition, taking five of six top individual spots.

April 9, 2015

Sports Shorts for March 30, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Softball kicks off season with strong 8-2 start; Field Hockey picks up NFHCA academic accolades.

March 30, 2015

Munther Dahleh and Rose Faghih at a Postdoc6 workshop

Building community for EECS postdocs

Postdoctoral scholars in electrical engineering and computer science gain new perspectives as Postdoc6 comes full cycle.

March 25, 2015

Penny Chisholm delivers the annual Killian Faculty Achievement Award Lecture at MIT

Chisholm sees big impacts from small sources

Discoverer of world’s most abundant and prolific photosynthetic organism delivers annual Killian Lecture.

March 11, 2015

Sports Shorts for March 2, 2015: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Awards announced; Squash wraps up season at CSA individual nationals.

March 2, 2015

A new paper diagnostic device can detect Ebola as well as other viral hemorrhagic fevers in about 10 minutes. The device (pictured here) 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 right, the device has been used for diagnosis; the colored bands show positive tests.

Quick test for Ebola

Simple paper strip can diagnose Ebola and other fevers within 10 minutes.

February 24, 2015

(From left) Anne McCants, Ina Lipkowitz, and Emma Teng of MIT at the symposium, "Consuming Food, Producing Culture," held at MIT.

At MIT, food for thought

Symposium uses cuisine to explore immigration, identity, and politics.

February 11, 2015

Forbes hails MIT standouts in science, education, energy, technology, and health care

11 MIT affiliates and more than 30 alumni are identified as movers, makers, and game changers in their respective fields.

January 8, 2015

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