A step closer to Big Bang conditions? More study is needed to confirm the latest findings from the Large Hadron Collider, reported by CERN physicists last week. September 29, 2010 Read full story →
Explained: Defining recessions It’s not what conventional wisdom holds, as an MIT economist — who heads the bureau charged with identifying U.S. downturns — makes clear. September 29, 2010 Read full story →
Nergis Mavalvala wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant Physics professor and two alumni are awarded $500,000 in no-strings-attached funding. September 28, 2010 Read full story →
A link between air travel and deaths on the ground Study suggests pollution from airplanes flying at ‘cruise’ altitudes contributes to 8,000 deaths per year globally. September 28, 2010 Read full story →
First improvement of fundamental algorithm in 10 years The max-flow problem, which is ubiquitous in network analysis, scheduling, and logistics, can now be solved more efficiently than ever. September 27, 2010 Read full story →
In the World: Health care in the palm of a hand MIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions. September 27, 2010 Read full story →
Cars as traffic sensors A new algorithm optimizes the dissemination of information about traffic and road conditions through networks of wirelessly connected cars. September 24, 2010 Read full story →
Frank talk on U.S. energy innovation MIT alumnus Steven E. Koonin, DoE under secretary for science, says economics, not technology, is the driver. September 23, 2010 Read full story →
Putting carbon dioxide to good use MIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast. September 22, 2010 Read full story →
Squeezing more production out of bacteria MIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities. September 21, 2010 Read full story →
Telling time on the moon New map of lunar craters sheds light on early solar-system activity and points to oldest parts of the moon’s surface. September 20, 2010 Read full story →
Said and Done Humanities, arts, and social sciences digest for September 2010 September 19, 2010 Read full story →
Robert J. Butler, former design research engineer at MIT, dies at 89 An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. September 17, 2010 Read full story →
MIT welcomes 8 MLK visiting professors and scholars Scholars’ diverse backgrounds enhance MIT community, research and teaching. September 17, 2010 Read full story →
An unexpected twist in cancer metabolism A cancer-cell quirk could be exploited to develop new drugs that starve tumors. September 17, 2010 Read full story →