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A cross-section of nano-crystalline bismuth antimony telluride grains, as viewed through transmission electron microscope. Colors highlight the features of each grain of the semiconductor alloy in bulk form. A team of researchers from Boston College and MIT produced a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency after using nanotechnology to structure the material, which is commonly used in industr...

Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Nanotech advance heralds new era in heating, cooling and power generation

March 20, 2008

Seven MIT research teams win Deshpande grants

Awarded $500K in total

March 19, 2008

An artist's representation of a proposed satellite that would be used to view distant planets. A planet is transiting a star in the background.

MIT aims to search for Earth-like planets with Google's help

March 19, 2008

Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Professor Richard Binzel, and graduate student Cristina Thomas, are doing remote observing of asteroids using a NASA IRTF telescope in Hawaii that they are controlling from MIT. They are assisted by Paul Sears (on TV screen), a research associate in Hawaii.

Eyes on the stars, even under cloudy skies

March 19, 2008

Senior research scientist Jay Kesner stands by the now-operational LDX fusion reactor, in which a series of experiments are being run.

MIT tests unique approach to fusion power

Mimicking Earth's magnetic field in a giant thermos bottle

March 19, 2008

Jin Au Kong, long-serving EECS professor, dies aged 65

March 13, 2008

Angela Belcher, professor of materials science and engineering.

Shell shock

March 11, 2008

Professor Emeritus J. Francis Reintjes dies at 96

March 5, 2008

Graduate students Dan Casey and Mario Manuel, left, and senior research scientist Richard Petrasso of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center with the detector used to study implosions that recreate the high temperatures and densities found inside stars.

New 'snapshots' aid quest for fusion energy

February 28, 2008

MIT physicist to describe strange world of quarks, gluons

February 17, 2008

Turning 'funky' quantum mysteries into computing reality

February 16, 2008

Recipient of MIT's Bringing Out the Best award, Coach Paul Dill leads his volleyball players to victory on the court but also prepares them to succeed in their lives after MIT.

Profiles in excellence at MIT

Nineteen to receive Excellence Awards

February 13, 2008

Major science conference to feature MIT speakers

February 13, 2008

Assistant Professor of Physics Eric Hudson transfers liquid helium to cool the scanning tunneling microscope he is using in his research on high-temperature superconductivity.

MIT reveals superconducting surprise

A better understanding of material could bring 'endless applications'

February 12, 2008

An MIT student and collaborators have designed the uBox, a 'smart' pillbox that dispenses pills, alerts the patient that it's time to take the medication, records the time the pill was taken and prevents double-dosing.

Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver

February 6, 2008

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Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Seven MIT research teams win Deshpande grants

MIT aims to search for Earth-like planets with Google's help

Eyes on the stars, even under cloudy skies

MIT tests unique approach to fusion power

Jin Au Kong, long-serving EECS professor, dies aged 65

Shell shock

Professor Emeritus J. Francis Reintjes dies at 96

New 'snapshots' aid quest for fusion energy

MIT physicist to describe strange world of quarks, gluons

Turning 'funky' quantum mysteries into computing reality

Profiles in excellence at MIT

Major science conference to feature MIT speakers

MIT reveals superconducting surprise

Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver

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