Origami: Not just for paper anymore
DNA, folded into complex shapes, could have a big impact on nanotechnology.
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Solar power goes viral
MIT researchers use genetically modified virus to produce structures that improve solar-cell efficiency by nearly one-third.
3 Questions: Why Richard Feynman’s lectures still mesmerize
MIT Professor Robert Jaffe reflects on Feynman’s classic lectures five decades later, as the videos are released online.
New American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows include 4 from MIT
Gates, Page, Shor and Stewart among 212 new members.
Information Age
As part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.
Flying like the birds
Multidisciplinary university research initiative, led by a CSAIL researcher, is developing a bird-sized UAV.
A celebration of women in science and engineering
Symposium highlights the work and accomplishments of women at MIT and beyond.
In vivo systems biology
Using computer models, systems biologists can predict complicated behavior of cells in living animals