MIT Entrepreneurship Review hosts launch reception, names founding editors Brought together thought-leading entrepreneurs, faculty, students and investors April 13, 2010 Read full story →
Drug discovery, Netflix style? MIT researchers apply ranking algorithms to pharmaceutical R&D. April 13, 2010 Read full story →
Viruses harnessed to split water MIT team’s biologically based system taps the power of sunlight directly, with the aim of turning water into hydrogen fuel. April 12, 2010 Read full story →
Weighing the cell MIT biological engineers devise a way to measure, for the first time, how single cells accumulate mass. April 12, 2010 Read full story →
Michael S. Feld, physics professor, dies at age 69 Made fundamental contributions in the field of laser science; applied physics to biomedical problems April 11, 2010 Read full story →
Slideshow: Solar power, shaped up 3-D shapes covered in solar cells could produce more power than flat panels, MIT researchers find. April 8, 2010 Read full story →
To starve a tumor MIT’s Matthew Vander Heiden is part of a new generation of cancer researchers trying to exploit cancer cells’ strange metabolism. April 6, 2010 Read full story →
A manufacturing renaissance for America? At an MIT forum, experts examine new ways to pursue a good old idea: making things. March 31, 2010 Read full story →
Two seniors, one graduate student win $250,000 Hertz Fellowships No-strings-attached awards last up to five years March 30, 2010 Read full story →
Pushing droplets around MIT researchers find a way to make drops on a surface move in just one direction, with possible applications ranging from biology to electronics March 29, 2010 Read full story →
A change of mind One protein appears to control neurons’ ability to react to new experiences, MIT scientists show. March 24, 2010 Read full story →
Bacteria divide like clockwork MIT researchers show how circadian rhythms in bacteria control their rate of reproduction. March 19, 2010 Read full story →
Zooming in on cells New microscopy technique offers close-up, real-time view of how proteins kill bacteria March 15, 2010 Read full story →
Unraveling silks’ secrets A new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials. March 15, 2010 Read full story →