Cryptographic voting debuts
A new system for ensuring accurate election tallies, which MIT researchers helped to develop, passed its first real-world test last Tuesday.
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Explained: RNA interference
Exploiting the recently discovered mechanism could allow biologists to develop disease treatments by shutting down specific genes.
The politics of climate fixes
Judith Layzer says there’s no easy way out when it comes to climate change — but that geo-engineering might be a last-ditch solution.
Explained: P vs. NP
The most notorious problem in theoretical computer science remains open, but the attempts to solve it have led to profound insights.
Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
In the President's visit to MIT labs he showed keen interest, quick understanding and warm appreciation, say his hosts
All wired up
MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson explains how technology really helps the economy — even as the restructuring it is spurring causes pain.
A new dimension for genome studies
By revealing the 3-D structure of DNA, scientists explain how it manages to stay untangled. The findings could also help reveal how cells regulate their genes.
3 Questions: Vincent Lépinay on bankers unleashed
An MIT anthropologist, who studies financial practices, discusses how ever-changing banking tools baffle regulators.
Two chips in one
MIT team finds a way to combine materials for semiconductor manufacture. The advance helps address the limitations of conventional silicon microprocessors.