3 Questions: Kenneth Oye on regulating drugs New potential for “homemade” opiates raises oversight issues. May 18, 2015 Read full story →
Designing better medical implants Optimal size and shape allow implantable devices to last longer in the body. May 18, 2015 Read full story →
Translating thought to print Researchers explore mechanics of silk to design materials with high strength and low density. May 15, 2015 Read full story →
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites. May 13, 2015 Read full story →
Faster, smaller, more informative Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel. May 12, 2015 Read full story →
Seeing gender MIT neuroscientists pinpoint neurons that help primates tell faces apart. May 8, 2015 Read full story →
Plugging up leaky graphene New technique may enable faster, more durable water filters. May 8, 2015 Read full story →
Sustainability of the built environment Professor Oral Buyukozturk has catalyzed multidisciplinary ventures to advance sustainable designs for infrastructure in Kuwait and elsewhere. May 7, 2015 Read full story →
Eight MIT students accept 2015 Fulbright grants Grantees will spend the 2015-2016 academic year abroad, conducting research or academic studies. May 6, 2015 Read full story →
Symposium honors professor of chemistry Stephen Lippard Event honors Stephen Lippard, recipient of the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry, for his work on the role of metal atoms in biology and medicine. May 4, 2015 Read full story →
Start6 students expand innovation horizons while making connections in Silicon Valley San Francisco and Silicon Valley startups, MIT alumni, and venture capitalists complement and enhance the Start6 learning experience. May 1, 2015 Read full story →
Donca Steriade: Searching for the building blocks of language The most comprehensive survey of rhyme ever made reveals a new possibility for one of the essential units of language. May 1, 2015 Read full story →
2015-2016 Knight Science Journalism Fellows hail from U.S., Argentina, Canada, Germany May 1, 2015 Read full story →
Inspiring a new generation of women in nuclear science and engineering 2015 Rising Stars in Nuclear Science and Engineering Symposium highlights outstanding new work and celebrates women in the field. April 30, 2015 Read full story →
How some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray New analysis shows how bombardier beetles produce an explosive defensive chemical jet. April 30, 2015 Read full story →