Unleashing oxygen
‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.
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Decoding ‘noisy’ language in daily life
Study shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input.
Understanding the turbulence in plasmas
New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
DiFava, Reif, and a Massachusetts police lieutenant thank MIT for support
In letters published in today’s Tech, MIT’s police chief and president thank the community for its support over the past week.
At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievements
Earth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.
Wind power — even without the wind
Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.
Standing tributes
MIT students, faculty and staff showed up by the thousands to pay their respects to Officer Sean Collier.
‘He was truly one of us’
Thousands of law enforcement officials join the MIT community in honoring fallen officer Sean Collier.
Learning software development — by developing software
In a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.
A blueprint for reversible wrinkling in composite materials
A new model gives scientists guidelines to develop ‘smart’ composite materials with wrinkled microstructures.
A stand of support
As the MIT community reunited on campus this week, touching stories and reminiscences emerged.
3Q: Robert Desimone on the federal BRAIN Initiative
Director of McGovern Institute discusses how new initiative to understand the human brain will affect neuroscience at MIT and beyond.
A different view of cancer cells
New study measures physical changes in tumor cells as they become metastatic.