That’s the way the droplets adhere New technique developed by MIT researchers provides first direct views of how drops and bubbles adhere to surfaces — and how they let go. February 19, 2013 Read full story →
AAAS annual meeting puts MIT science and technology on display The 2013 conference, held last week in Boston, featured research presentations, hands-on demonstrations. February 19, 2013 Read full story →
OCW brings educational opportunities to Sierra Leone Student builds robot from old toy parts using course materials from 6.270. February 12, 2013 Read full story →
‘Invisible’ particles could enhance thermoelectric devices New approach could improve the efficiency of devices that harness power from temperature differences. February 6, 2013 Read full story →
3 Questions: Charles Stewart ranks the voting systems in the 50 states A new Pew Center project, spurred by MIT research, studies how well states run their elections. February 6, 2013 Read full story →
Securing your eW-2 tax form As with any personal data accessed online, there are measures that can be taken to minimize risk. February 1, 2013 Read full story →
Toward practical compressed sensing Researchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging. February 1, 2013 Read full story →
Mapping the living cell New technique pinpoints protein locations, helping scientists figure out their functions. January 31, 2013 Read full story →
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses EdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom. January 31, 2013 Read full story →
MIT students create new medical devices Precision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology. January 30, 2013 Read full story →
MIT group releases re-shoring report Survey conducted by the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation indicates nearly half of U.S. manufacturing companies are thinking of re-shoring jobs. January 29, 2013 Read full story →
A physicist and her neutrinos MIT senior Christie Chiu has found her focus: the study of tiny particles. January 28, 2013 Read full story →
Student overcomes cancer to shine at internship and graduate Liz Katcoff (SB 2008) earns MBA and SM in Leaders for Global Operations program. January 25, 2013 Read full story →
Capturing energy from the sun MIT investigators are inspired by a deep-sea bacterium that is able to harvest tiny amounts of incoming solar energy with exquisite efficiency. January 23, 2013 Read full story →
Five with ties to MIT earn top IEEE awards Beranek, Dennis, Chou, Jacobs and Langer are among 20 recipients recognized for decades of engineering achievements. January 22, 2013 Read full story →