Chemists design a quantum-dot spectrometer
New instrument is small enough to function within a smartphone, enabling portable light analysis.
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Chisholm, Rivest, and Thompson appointed as new Institute Professors
Biologist, computer scientist, and musician awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor.
Glenn Foundation gift to MIT to fund multiple research initiatives on how we age
New center will incorporate research on the study of aging in the Department of Biology, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Researchers develop a new means of killing harmful bacteria
Engineered particles are capable of producing toxins that are deadly to targeted bacteria.
Social enterprises empower communities
MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.
Powering desalination with the sun
PhD student Natasha Wright makes water safe to drink for rural, off-grid Indian villages.
Explained: chemical vapor deposition
Technique enables production of pure, uniform coatings of metals or polymers, even on contoured surfaces.
School of Engineering awards for 2015
Awards were given to outstanding faculty, and graduate, and undergraduate students.
Recalling happier memories can reverse depression
Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.
Seeking rare cells
Christopher Love uses microscale technology to isolate rare cells, yielding insight into human disease.
Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells
Hydrogen peroxide produced by some bacteria causes DNA double-strand breaks, cell suicide.
Surfaces get smooth or bumpy on demand
MIT research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing.
Longstanding problem put to rest
Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists.
MIT Corporation elects new members
Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.