Balance is key to making quantum-dot solar cells work
MIT team finds that the ratio of component atoms is vital to performance.
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The strangely familiar browsing habits of 14th-century readers
MIT professor’s book digs into the eclectic, textually linked reading choices of people in medieval London.
Footwear’s (carbon) footprint
Study finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes.
Striking a balance on taxes
Research by PhD student Stefanie Stantcheva touches on taxation, student loans and education incentives.
Evaluating a new way to open clogged arteries
Computational model offers insight into mechanisms of drug-coated balloons.
Making quantum encryption practical
An MIT team that proposed a new, more-practical scheme for using quantum physics to secure data transmission has now demonstrated it experimentally.
Sports Shorts for May 20: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics
Zhang named regional Arthur Ashe Award winner; Hank Smith honored by NFF
Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
Using literature to understand violence against blacks
MIT professor Sandy Alexandre studies the literary record to shed light on the history of lynching in the United States.
A caring mind
Red blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.
3dim wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Annual business-plan contest awards $257,000 in total.
Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results
New experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices.
Stephen Lippard wins faculty’s Killian Award
Chemist recognized for groundbreaking studies of inorganic molecules.