Graphene shows unusual thermoelectric response to light
Finding could lead to new photodetectors or energy-harvesting devices.
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World-class research … in the 10th grade
High school students spend a year investigating advanced research topics with MIT faculty.
Mimicking cells with transistors
Analog — rather than digital — circuits could enable models of biological systems that are more efficient, more accurate and easier to build.
Whitehead member, biology professor Rudolf Jaenisch wins National Medal of Science
Honored for work on gene expression, stem cells.
A heart of gold
New cardiac patch uses gold nanowires to enhance electrical signaling between cells, a promising step toward better treatment for heart-attack patients.
3 Questions: The Institute Chaplain on religion at MIT
How does a community such as MIT balance scientific inquiry and faith?
Five from MIT win NIH grants
Grants support biomedical research that will ‘challenge the status quo’ with risk-taking, innovative ideas.
Science school for judges
MIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.
Boston Harbor Islands environmental monitoring effort aided by MIT Sea Grant interns
Elledge and Matthews collect and contribute to larger effort to observe and define changes on the islands' shores.
Killing a cancer cell from the inside out
Synthetic biologists design a gene circuit that, when delivered to cancer cells, forces them to commit suicide.
Stopping arthritis before it starts
A commonly used drug may prevent osteoarthritis in people who suffer severe joint injuries.