Understanding shape-shifting polymers MIT analysis should enable easier design for biomedical uses of plastic materials that have a shape memory. December 6, 2010 Read full story →
Emeritus: On the trail of aflatoxin Toxicologist Gerald Wogan has dedicated his career to understanding — and fighting — a deadly carcinogen. December 6, 2010 Read full story →
A hardy Constitution In Ratification, historian Pauline Maier uncovers the contentious debates behind a political document that many Americans once opposed. December 3, 2010 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sara Seager on the discovery of a ‘new’ form of life The MIT planetary scientist discusses what the finding means for life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe. December 3, 2010 Read full story →
LBGT@MIT launches new "You are Welcome Here Campaign" Community members invited to join by posting YAWH card December 2, 2010 Read full story →
A step toward fusion power MIT advance could help remove contaminants that slow fusion reactions, and may bring practical fusion power plants a bit closer to reality. December 2, 2010 Read full story →
Billion Prices Project: Introducing real-time economics MIT Sloan faculty project to track inflation in real time collects prices from hundreds of worldwide online retailers on a daily basis. December 1, 2010 Read full story →
Predicting ocean motions and underwater sounds MIT research could help ocean science, naval operations and the control and location of underwater vehicles. December 1, 2010 Read full story →
Omar Khalidi, longtime MIT research librarian, dies at age 57 He worked at the MIT Libraries from 1983 until recently. November 30, 2010 Read full story →
3 Questions: Evelyn Fox Keller on the nature-nurture debates In a new book, prominent historian of science dismisses the ‘unanswerable’ question of whether heredity or the environment matter more in human development. November 30, 2010 Read full story →
Said and Done Humanities, arts, and social sciences digest for November 2010 November 29, 2010 Read full story →
When gender isn’t written all over one’s face Neuroscientists find that the same face may look male or female, depending on where it appears in a person’s field of view. November 26, 2010 Read full story →
Timing is everything for cancer protein p53 Biologists find that restoring the gene for p53 can slow the spread of advanced lung tumors, but doesn’t help early-stage cancers. November 25, 2010 Read full story →
Slideshow: the Koch Institute transforms East Campus environs Completion of cancer-research building opens green space for community use and creates vibrant streetscape. November 23, 2010 Read full story →
Heading off trauma Study suggests adding a face shield to military helmets would help more soldiers avoid blast-induced brain injuries. November 23, 2010 Read full story →