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Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
The second semiconductor revolution
Materials Day, Oct. 14, presents insights into the next generation of extremely thin, tough quantum materials for sensing, energy. and computing devices.
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
Analyzing protein structures in their native environment
Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.
Alumnus Paul Modrich wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
Biochemist who graduated from MIT in 1968 is honored for his work on DNA repair mechanisms.
Enhancing movement with computational models
PhD student David Hill maps human locomotion in detail to improve rehabilitative and assistive robotics.
Microbe sleuth
Tanja Bosak examines how life and the Earth evolved in tandem during their early history together.
Significant foundation grant extends two-way partnership with Italy through 2020
Agreement will support a number of joint research projects, seminars, lectures, and other programming.
Compound potential
Kristala Jones Prather engineers microbes to produce compounds that can be used in industrial processes efficiently and economically.
A natural light switch
MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.
Experiencing extreme Earth
Freshmen discover the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences through weather and climate demonstrations and a trip to Mt. Washington.