Fine-tuned laser
A wholly new approach to tuning a laser’s frequency brings us a step closer to airport scanners that can distinguish aspirin from explosives.
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Two from MIT win Marshall Scholarships
Seniors Tanya Goldhaber and Vinayak Muralidhar will pursue graduate studies in Britain beginning next year.
Reporter’s Notebook: Game Theory
At the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, researchers examine what makes video games click with players — or what doesn't.
Selling chip makers on optical computing
By designing chips that can be built using existing fabrication processes, MIT researchers show that computing with light isn’t so far fetched.
ET: Check your voicemail
New message beamed to the stars commemorates Earth’s first attempt to reach out to intelligent aliens
Feeling the way
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
Turning heat to electricity
MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.
Fusion is not only happening in labs at MIT
Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Artist Donal Fox teaches MIT students to bridge musical genres
Energy, environment, health care discussed at annual Systems Thinking Conference
On Oct. 22-23, MIT faculty and industry leaders discussed the need for a systems-based approach to tackle complex challenges such as health care, energy, and the environment at the 2009 MIT conference on systems thinking for contemporary challenges.
