Report: Storage for spent nuclear fuel more crucial than ever Japanese nuclear crisis adds to the urgency of dealing with radioactive used fuel, and may raise cost of new plants, MIT study says April 26, 2011 Read full story →
Come explore MIT 'Under the Dome,' the Institute's first open house in more than 30 years, features blimp races, the science of ice cream, a flying car and more. April 26, 2011 Read full story →
Life on a dollar a day In Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo open a window into the lives of the world’s poorest people, and suggest new remedies to combat poverty. April 26, 2011 Read full story →
Solar power goes viral MIT researchers use genetically modified virus to produce structures that improve solar-cell efficiency by nearly one-third. April 25, 2011 Read full story →
Moving climate change regulation forward U.S. chief climate negotiator, MIT panel examine the science and policy of global warming. April 25, 2011 Read full story →
Science and policy can catalyze each other, EPA head says In MIT visit, Lisa Jackson discusses how technology can affect government regulations. April 22, 2011 Read full story →
Said and Done Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for April 2011 April 21, 2011 Read full story →
Out of thick air MIT graduate student is working to make water available for the world’s poor by refining the tools and techniques of fog harvesting. April 21, 2011 Read full story →
The right fit A Q&A with one of the members of MIT Sloan’s Executive MBA inaugural class April 20, 2011 Read full story →
3 Questions: Why Richard Feynman’s lectures still mesmerize MIT Professor Robert Jaffe reflects on Feynman’s classic lectures five decades later, as the videos are released online. April 20, 2011 Read full story →
Seeing the light Optogenetic technology restores visual behavior in mice, holds promise for treating human blindness. April 20, 2011 Read full story →
Learning science through gaming An MIT-produced interactive game, 'Vanished,' now being played by thousands online, offers a novel experiment in alternative science education. April 19, 2011 Read full story →
MIT alumnus wins John Bates Clark Medal Jonathan Levin PhD ’99 named best economist under 40 April 15, 2011 Read full story →
MIT and China cement educational goals Top-ranking Chinese official visits MIT, signs agreements to improve cross-country collaboration in education. April 15, 2011 Read full story →
Japan’s supply chain ripple effects MIT researchers assess how the crisis has affected the flow of goods to and from the island nation. April 15, 2011 Read full story →