MITx: What the students think From Buenos Aires to Honolulu to Montreal, a virtual community grows up around the online initiative’s prototype course. April 27, 2012 Read full story →
Gauging seizures’ severity Simple wrist sensors let neurologists collect better data about patients with epilepsy — and could alert patients that they need to seek medical care. April 27, 2012 Read full story →
Through a glass, clearly MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare. April 26, 2012 Read full story →
Immune protection from an unexpected source MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection. April 26, 2012 Read full story →
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative Original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, aim to fuel K-12 students’ interest in engineering and science. April 25, 2012 Read full story →
Algorithmic incentives A new twist on pioneering work done by MIT cryptographers almost 30 years ago could lead to better ways of structuring contracts. April 25, 2012 Read full story →
The robot revolution is just beginning Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs. April 24, 2012 Read full story →
New material shares many of graphene’s unusual properties Thin films of bismuth-antimony have potential for new semiconductor chips, thermoelectric devices. April 24, 2012 Read full story →
Engineering a safer world Workshop explores safety in nuclear power plants, occupational health, aviation and medicine. April 23, 2012 Read full story →
Taking an innovative approach to battery design Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies. April 23, 2012 Read full story →
New study links air pollution and early death in the U.K. Researchers find car exhaust causes more premature deaths than car accidents. April 20, 2012 Read full story →
Disruptive innovation — in education For Anant Agarwal, MITx, the Institute’s new online-learning initiative, isn’t just a means of democratizing education. It’s a way to reinvent it. April 20, 2012 Read full story →
Yaron Segal dies while in custody in Colorado Postdoc worked in Photovoltaics Research Laboratory April 19, 2012 Read full story →
Pinpointing how antibiotics work Team uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria. April 19, 2012 Read full story →
Acemoglu wins Nemmers Prize MIT economist granted award for ‘fundamental contributions’ on economics, politics and growth. April 19, 2012 Read full story →