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Fair showcases international development opportunities Sept. 29

September 28, 2006

MIT researchers recently found that human ubiquitin hydrolase, shown here, has the most complicated knot ever observed in a protein. The simplified diagram, inset, shows the knot in the protein, which crosses itself five times.

Knotty problem puzzles protein researchers

September 20, 2006

U.S. economic health requires math, science literacy

Hockfield urges national math panel to invest in K-12

September 15, 2006

MIT researchers have discovered that certain molecules can attach themselves to metallic carbon nanotubes without interfering with the nanotubes' exceptional ability to conduct electricity. At left, the high conductance state has two molecular orbitals, shown in green. Some molecules even let the nanotube switch between highly conductive, left, and poorly conductive (right, with one red molecular ...

MIT materials scientists tame tricky carbon nanotubes

September 15, 2006

The Ninth Ward in New Orleans in mid-September, 2005. MIT freshmen will use the city as a case study for a new course on "cities at risk."

Freshmen to learn New Orleans' lessons

New architecture and planning course explores 'cities at risk'

September 8, 2006

At MIT, coursework is an experience

September 8, 2006

MIT energy experts explore life "beyond carbon"

September 5, 2006

Design Lab's urban vision includes a snake-like bus.

Duty now for the future: MIT Design Lab invents new urban systems

August 28, 2006

Hockfield welcomes the Class of 2010

August 28, 2006

Handheld computers make light work of economics, science

With titles like Hip Hop Tycoon and Sick at South Beach, what's not to like?

August 23, 2006

Regional storage facilities could handle nuclear waste, researcher says

August 17, 2006

Bill Dickson '56, retired senior vice president, dies

August 17, 2006

Physicist Wen receives grant for gravity work

August 2, 2006

Max Mitchell of Las Vegas holds his team's entry in the underwater robot competition held in the Alumni Pool on July 28, the finale of this year's MITES program. His team, Los Pepos, won the underwater Quidditch match, but not the overall robot competition. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('mites1-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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MITES makes a splash with robots

August 1, 2006

STEM program for middle schoolers gets grant

July 26, 2006

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