New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet. January 7, 2014 Read full story →
Hidden risk in supply chains Analysis shows no correlation between a manufacturer’s total expenditure with a supplier and the cost of a supply disruption. December 16, 2013 Read full story →
Inexpensive ‘nano-camera’ can operate at the speed of light Device could be used in medical imaging, collision-avoidance detectors for cars, and interactive gaming. November 26, 2013 Read full story →
'Let’s just do science': The origins of the graduate climate conference The Graduate Climate Conference, led by MIT graduate students in 2013, is an entirely student-run endeavor with a streak of rebellion. November 25, 2013 Read full story →
‘Anklebot’ helps determine ankle stiffness Data could aid in rehabilitation from strokes, other motor disorders. October 24, 2013 Read full story →
Academic life, across the pond MIT juniors exchange places with students from the University of Cambridge in England October 21, 2013 Read full story →
New kind of microscope uses neutrons Device could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales. October 4, 2013 Read full story →
Keeping ‘digital storefronts’ fresh Fast-growing startup Locu helps businesses synch their online information, across the Web, instantaneously. October 2, 2013 Read full story →
Building disaster-relief phone apps on the fly Researchers combine powerful new Web standards with the intuitive, graphical MIT App Inventor to aid relief workers with little programming expertise. September 30, 2013 Read full story →
Understanding a new kind of magnetism Researchers use low-frequency laser pulses to probe the properties of a kind of fluctuating magnetism known as a spin-liquid state. September 23, 2013 Read full story →
New materials improve oxygen catalysis Highly active catalysts could be key to improved energy storage in fuel cells and advanced batteries. September 17, 2013 Read full story →
Peter Reich, former chief of psychiatry at MIT Medical, dies at 82 September 6, 2013 Read full story →
Commemorating the LORAN One of the MIT Radiation Lab’s first creations, a radio navigation system, recognized by the IEEE as a ‘milestone’ in engineering. August 9, 2013 Read full story →
Tuning metal-oxygen bond strength Controlling spin state through strain could lead to better cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells August 5, 2013 Read full story →