In Profile: Ramesh Raskar
After doing groundbreaking work in computational photography, the Media Lab researcher has trained his sights on inventing ‘brand new disciplines.’
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‘Trade is not a four-letter word’
UPS chairman and CEO Scott Davis explores free trade, the U.S. economy — and the truth behind those whiteboard ads.
Outside the classroom, students create future businesses
Members of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.
Mimicking cells with transistors
Analog — rather than digital — circuits could enable models of biological systems that are more efficient, more accurate and easier to build.
Sports Shorts - Sept. 27, 2011
MIT cross country teams remain ranked in Top-10; two MIT student-athletes earn NEWMAC weekly awards.
Whitehead member, biology professor Rudolf Jaenisch wins National Medal of Science
Honored for work on gene expression, stem cells.
Brain rhythms are key to learning
New study from MIT neuroscientists finds that brain waves shift frequency as a new task becomes routine.
MIT athletics ranked ninth nationally In NSCA Power Rankings
MIT’s intercollegiate athletics program continues to be regarded as one of the best overall programs in the nation.
A heart of gold
New cardiac patch uses gold nanowires to enhance electrical signaling between cells, a promising step toward better treatment for heart-attack patients.
Democracy inaction
In ‘Ideas Matter’ lecture, Noam Chomsky criticizes fellow intellectuals for their conformity.
3 Questions: Faster than light?
MIT physicist Peter Fisher answers questions about reports that experiments in Switzerland and Italy show neutrinos can break light’s speed limit.
Columbus Leonard makes another big save
MIT water polo goalkeeper recalls an eye-opening experience on a trip to Nicaragua last spring.
Dyslexia independent of IQ
Brain-imaging study suggests that reading difficulties are the same regardless of overall intelligence — and that more children could benefit from support in school.
Sir William R. Hawthorne, former professor of mechanical engineering, dies at 98
Pioneer of jet-engine technology fostered trans-Atlantic, Cambridge-to-Cambridge collaboration.