A new contrast agent for MRI
New iron oxide nanoparticles could help avoid a rare side effect caused by current contrast agents.
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McGovern Institute awards 2017 Scolnick Prize to Catherine Dulac
Neurobiologist honored for her work on how pheromones control brain function and behavior.
Plants for the people
A new event series is bringing greenery to campus in partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
New Center for Autism Research established at MIT’s McGovern Institute
A $20 million gift from Lisa Yang and Hock Tan ’75 SM ’75 will catalyze multidisciplinary autism research.
Nanoparticle screen could speed up drug development
New test helps identify particles for gene delivery or RNA interference.
Sensor traces dopamine released by single cells
New technology could help neuroscientists understand how dopamine influences brain activity.
Canan Dagdeviren joins the Media Lab
Assistant professor leads new Conformable Decoders research group, with a mission to convert patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy.
Microbial manufacturing
Engineered bacteria produce rare and commercially useful compounds in large quantities.
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
Jason Dittmann named an inaugural Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow
Fellowship to provide scientists the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
StartMIT’s Innovation Night
Innovators from a range of fields discuss their pioneering work and their founders’ journey.
Tapping the hidden value of farm waste
MIT researchers are developing mobile torrefaction technology that can convert biomass into clean-burning fuel, unlocking potential income for farmers.
New sensors can detect single protein molecules
Modified carbon nanotubes could be used to track protein production by individual cells.