Teaching algae to make fuel
New process could lead to production of hydrogen using bioengineered microorganisms.
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Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structures
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Stubbe wins faculty’s Killian Award
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
Recognizing outstanding undergraduate research
2011 UROP Awards and Eloranta Research Fellowship Recipients named
Two from MIT named Goldwater Scholars
Undergraduates receive top honor in collegiate math, science and engineering education
How to control complex networks
New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks.
Evolution, reversed
Physicists’ study of evolution in bacteria shows that adaptations can be undone, but rarely.
Of minds and machines
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.
MIT biologist David Bartel elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Ten MIT alumni also among this year’s new members
Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
Meet the 2011 Kambourides Fellow
EECS graduate student Yi-Chieh Wu has been awarded the Kambourides Fellowship in Computational Engineering
MIT CBI announces latest round of grants through the Sanofi-aventis Biomedical Innovation Program
MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation awards more than $1.1 million for 5 projects.
Origami: Not just for paper anymore
DNA, folded into complex shapes, could have a big impact on nanotechnology.