Explained: Hydrophobic and hydrophilic Better understanding of how surfaces attract or repel water could improve everything from power plants to ketchup bottles. July 16, 2013 Read full story →
Amar Bose ’51, SM ’52, ScD ’56, Bose Corporation’s founder, has died at 83 Entrepreneur served on faculty for 45 years; championed long-term corporate research. July 12, 2013 Read full story →
Switching stances MIT graduate student Alexis Sablone balances an athletic career and coursework in architecture. July 12, 2013 Read full story →
A new way to trap light MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors. July 10, 2013 Read full story →
Detecting DNA in space Researchers, in a step toward analyzing Mars for signs of life, find that gene-sequencing chip can survive space radiation. July 9, 2013 Read full story →
Researchers build an all-optical transistor An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers. July 4, 2013 Read full story →
High potential Tomás Palacios investigates use of ‘extreme materials’ in electronics, which could reduce energy consumption and make computers far faster. July 3, 2013 Read full story →
Nanoparticles, made to order — inside and out New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses. July 2, 2013 Read full story →
Robert Meservey, pioneering MIT physicist, dies at 92 Buckley Prize winner was member of the Institute community for more than 50 years. July 1, 2013 Read full story →
Breaking habits before they start Turning off cells in a habit-associated brain region prevents rats from learning to run a maze on autopilot. June 27, 2013 Read full story →
On the hunt for neutrinos Physicist Joseph Formaggio seeks new ways to detect and measure the elusive particles. June 26, 2013 Read full story →
Ferroelectric-graphene-based system could lead to improved information processing New system uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips. June 21, 2013 Read full story →
Seeing the human pulse An algorithm that can accurately gauge heart rate by measuring tiny head movements in video data could ultimately help diagnose cardiac disease. June 20, 2013 Read full story →
Surprising turns in magnetic thin films could lead to better data storage MIT researchers discover efficient control of magnetism in chiral ferromagnets. June 18, 2013 Read full story →
Holding the salt MIT graduate student David Cohen-Tanugi works to improve water filtration, desalination. June 17, 2013 Read full story →