Edward Boyden wins 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
MIT physicists share prize in fundamental physics; Larry Guth and Liang Fu win New Horizons Prizes.
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Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles.
Quantum materials: A new paradigm for computing?
Diamond spintronics and graphene-based infrared detectors are among leading-edge technologies reported at annual Materials Day Symposium at MIT.
Environment, infrastructure, and people
Faculty discuss interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives in the CEE New Research Alumni Breakfast.
3Q: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf PhD '81 on the role of political science in solving global issues
Wolf will be on campus this month for events to honor the 50th anniversary of MIT's Department of Political Science.
MIT joins in Supreme Court amicus brief supporting consideration of race in admissions
Institute and 12 other universities reaffirm the value of campus diversity.
Cracking the problem of river growth
MIT researchers find that a similar principle predicts the growth of fractures and rivers.
Desalination gets a graphene boost
Jeffrey Grossman applies new materials research to making desalination cheaper and more efficient.
To locate objects, brain relies on memory
Neuroscientists identify brain region that holds objects in memory until they are spotted.
$20 million Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research gift to expand collaborative cancer research
Gift will augment the Bridge Project, a collaborative project between the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and MIT's Koch Institute.
A basis for all cryptography
A tool that would provide a secure foundation for any cryptographic system may be close at hand.
A smart inhaler for people with asthma
Sensors that track inhaler use aim to keep asthma patients healthy, cut health care costs.
Fueling solutions
“Fuel” pillar at MIT Solve underscores energy’s crucial role in solving humanity’s biggest challenges.