Expanding the power of RNA interference RNA carried by new nanoparticles can silence genes in many organs, could be deployed to treat cancer. May 11, 2014 Read full story →
Mastering chemical recipes to make new materials Mircea Dincă creates next-generation synthetic materials for next-generation energy technologies, electronics, and chemical products. May 8, 2014 Read full story →
Suntharalingam receives 2014 Dalton Young Researchers Award Selected for contributions to the design and development of new metallo-pharmaceuticals and to the understanding of their complex mechanisms of action. May 8, 2014 Read full story →
Chemotherapy timing is key to success Nanoparticles that stagger delivery of two drugs knock out aggressive tumors in mice. May 8, 2014 Read full story →
Bruno Perreau examines the politics of adoption in France A lens for views on gender, parenthood, and "Frenchness." May 8, 2014 Read full story →
Mixing it up Relocation brings together materials scientist, theoretical and experimental physicists as Physics of Living Systems group at MIT. May 7, 2014 Read full story →
Rounding the finish of a good run Justin Bullock nears the finish of four years of research and running at MIT, turning next to medical school. May 5, 2014 Read full story →
Yeast studies suggest alternative cancer approach Biophysicist Jeff Gore and collaborators urge applying lessons from yeast colony collapse to tumor growth. May 2, 2014 Read full story →
Delving deep into the brain MRI sensor allows neuroscientists to map neural activity with molecular precision. May 1, 2014 Read full story →
CEE seed funding fosters multidisciplinary research Program encourages new approaches to grand challenges in energy, environment, and sustainable materials and cities. May 1, 2014 Read full story →
Four professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences Acemoglu, Brown, Grossman, and Grove bring to 77 the number of MIT faculty who are NAS members. April 30, 2014 Read full story →
New building will be a hub for nanoscale research “MIT.nano,” to be built in the heart of campus, will house advanced cleanroom, imaging, and prototyping facilities. April 29, 2014 Read full story →
Biotech to the rescue Ram Sasisekharan’s startups provide novel methods to fight disease and make better drugs. April 26, 2014 Read full story →
Pinpointing the 'oops' moment in the brain MIT research sheds light on how mice "think" when they retrieve correct memories and notice their mistakes. April 25, 2014 Read full story →
Brewing up sustainability Novel system devised by MIT spinout Cambrian Innovation uses microbes to treat, extract power from wastewater. April 25, 2014 Read full story →