Bionic plants Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives. March 16, 2014 Read full story →
New view of tumors’ evolution Sequencing of cancer cell genomes reveals potential new drug targets for an aggressive type of lung cancer. March 13, 2014 Read full story →
Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing A new robotic fish can change direction almost as rapidly as a real fish. March 13, 2014 Read full story →
Precision attack on cancer Michael Hemann seeks better ways to deploy chemotherapy drugs and overcome tumor resistance. March 12, 2014 Read full story →
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields. March 11, 2014 Read full story →
How tumors escape Biologists identify extracellular proteins that help aggressive tumors spread through the body. March 11, 2014 Read full story →
MIT Sea Grant hosts 2014 Blue Lobster Bowl competition Regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl quizzes Massachusetts high school students on the ocean sciences. March 10, 2014 Read full story →
MIT community celebrates the life of Charles M. Vest Actions of MIT’s 15th president have ‘grown to inspire generations,’ Reif says. March 7, 2014 Read full story →
Measuring the migration of a river MIT researchers calculate river networks’ movement across a landscape. March 6, 2014 Read full story →
CEE students model the world and invent the future Computational thinking and problem solving form the basis for new educational initiatives March 6, 2014 Read full story →
MIT, White House co-sponsor workshop on big-data privacy MIT hosts the first of three conferences on privacy policy March 4, 2014 Read full story →
Conversations on sociotechnical systems Seminar will focus on technological platforms for on-demand biopharmaceutical manufacturing February 28, 2014 Read full story →
Lorenz Center’s first workshop unites climate-science leaders around the theme of water February 25, 2014 Read full story →