Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
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Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
New spectroscopy technique could help doctors better identify breast tumors.
Historian/physicist David Kaiser wins Physics World’s 'Book of the Year Award'
Kaiser is the head of MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics.
A flow of creativity
MIT’s Gediminas Urbonas emerged from the old Soviet Union to produce new art in Cambridge.
In search of better antidepressants
New study suggests targeting dopamine-releasing neurons could lead to more effective therapies.
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
The robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knife
Reconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything.
J.J. Abrams: 'It’s like driving in the fog'
Movie and television writer-producer shares his thoughts on how his production company compares with MIT’s Media Lab.
Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
EECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston will be MIT’s 2013 Commencement speaker
MIT alumnus and co-founder of popular file-transfer service will address the Class of 2013 on June 7.
On the hunt for rare cancer cells
Jellyfish-inspired device that rapidly and efficiently captures cancer cells from blood samples could enable better patient monitoring.
Bringing the world to innovation
With up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.
Inside the unconscious brain
New study reveals brain-wave patterns that mark loss of consciousness during anesthesia.
