Breaking bottlenecks
A new algorithm enables much faster dissemination of information through self-organizing networks with a few scattered choke points.
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Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effects
The new nanoparticle, which delivers the drug in a form activated when it reaches its target, also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug in mice.
Tracing families’ escape from poverty
Economist’s study shows how the poor in developing countries become wealthier.
Text-based video navigation
An innovative interface that allows viewers to skip through video by clicking on the associated transcript is a highlight of the MIT150 site.
Let the celebrations begin
In kickoff to Institute’s sesquicentennial celebration, MIT Museum shows off 150 artifacts from MIT’s rich history.
Graphene electrodes for organic solar cells
Researchers identify technique that could make a new kind of solar photovoltaic panel practical.
On the trail of a stealthy parasite
Biologist Jeroen Saeij shows why some strains of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.
The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmetic
A computer chip that performs imprecise calculations could process some types of data thousands of times more efficiently than existing chips.
Understanding the anesthetized brain
Neuroscientist Emery Brown hopes to shed light on a longstanding medical mystery: how general anesthesia works.
A new approach to bladder-disease treatment
Implanted device can release slow, steady dose of medicine over extended period, removing the need for repeated procedures.
Frost-free planes: back to the drawing board
Research from MIT and GE demonstrates that a proposed passive solution for preventing ice on wings won’t work — but suggests an alternative.
A new way to evaluate dyslexia
Neuroscientists show that brain scans can predict whether children’s reading ability will improve.
MIT prepares for its 150th anniversary
For 150 days in 2011, the Institute will celebrate ‘many different MITs’ as it honors its past and imagines its future.
Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune system
New findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.