Safeguarding data: An MIT responsibility To protect the personal data MIT collects and to comply with new Massachusetts regulations, a campus-wide Written Information Security Program (WISP) has been developed. May 4, 2010 Read full story →
MIT-led clean-energy projects win ARPA-E funding $11 million in grants to Institute research awarded in DoE agency’s second round April 30, 2010 Read full story →
Sheila Widnall named to Toyota North American Quality Advisory Panel Institute Professor will advise Japanese carmaker as it seeks to address quality and safety issues. April 29, 2010 Read full story →
New views at the nanoscale MIT researchers are building a microscope that uses MRI technology to image viruses and other tiny biological structures. April 27, 2010 Read full story →
Explained: Thermoelectricity Turning temperature differences directly into electricity could be an efficient way of harnessing heat that is wasted in cars and power plants. April 27, 2010 Read full story →
Art Smith, former dean and EECS professor, dies Electrical engineering professor made meaningful contributions to student life and learning April 26, 2010 Read full story →
Microsensors without microfabrication By building a six-dimensional motion sensor from a tiny metal bead in a tiny hole, MIT researchers introduce a new class of microdevice. April 16, 2010 Read full story →
Toward more efficient wireless power delivery Latest research shows that efficiency improves when multiple devices are charged at once. 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 →
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: Mini robotic muscles Shape-memory alloys yield mechanical devices that produce more torque but weigh much less than comparably sized electric motors. April 6, 2010 Read full story →
Crossing a threshold of particle physics Scientists celebrate as the Large Hadron Collider achieves its highest-energy collisions yet. April 6, 2010 Read full story →
In Profile: Missy Cummings Former U.S. Naval fighter pilot aims to improve how humans and computers interact. April 5, 2010 Read full story →
A step toward lighter batteries Research shows metal catalysts play important role in improving the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries April 2, 2010 Read full story →