Out of darkness, sight By studying rare cases of restored vision in older children and young adults, MIT neuroscientists are figuring out how the brain learns to see. September 16, 2009 Read full story →
In Profile: Leonard Guarente Biology professor discovered a gene at the center of aging. Now that research is yielding therapies that target the diseases of old age. September 15, 2009 Read full story →
After 52 years, Tech Talk ceases publication Today, the News Office launches a new web site designed to serve the MIT community — and to tell the Institute's story to the wider world. September 15, 2009 Read full story →
Task Force group relishes 'shared sense of experiment' Student Life Working Group finds reasons for optimism amid economic challenges August 4, 2009 Read full story →
Breaking the law, at the nanoscale Bringing objects close together can boost radiation heat transfer, according to new study that shows breakdown in Planck's law July 29, 2009 Read full story →
A phone is not just a phone Student projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world July 2, 2009 Read full story →
Extending the shelf life of antibody drugs New model allows researchers to design more stable drugs June 29, 2009 Read full story →
Newly formed Ragon Institute hosts symposium on computational immunology June 18, 2009 Read full story →
International Engineering Systems Symposium addresses complex, large-scale challenges June 17, 2009 Read full story →
Mathematicians take aim at 'phantom' traffic jams New model could help design better roads June 9, 2009 Read full story →