Unraveling silks’ secrets A new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials. March 15, 2010 Read full story →
In the World: Nanotech on the farm MIT chemical engineer Paula Hammond lends her nanotechnology expertise to farmers in Africa. March 12, 2010 Read full story →
Wind resistance MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way. March 12, 2010 Read full story →
In MIT visit, Miliband presses for Afghan peace deal British foreign secretary uses Compton Lecture to urge Afghanistan’s government to reach out to insurgents. March 11, 2010 Read full story →
An open, collaborative space New Media Lab building is designed to foster collaboration, sharing, communication and experimentation. March 11, 2010 Read full story →
3 Questions: David Miliband on Afghanistan’s future Before delivering the Compton Lecture, Britain’s foreign secretary sat down with MIT News to discuss the state of the war in Afghanistan March 11, 2010 Read full story →
Explained: Radiative forcing When there’s more energy radiating down on the planet than there is radiating back out to space, something’s going to have to heat up March 10, 2010 Read full story →
Analyze this MIT Sloan sports analytics conference reaches mainstream March 9, 2010 Read full story →
Action needed to save climate, create jobs MIT Energy Conference speakers see need to boost clean-energy businesses through a price on carbon and incentives for manufacturing March 9, 2010 Read full story →
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients. March 9, 2010 Read full story →
Listening in on single cells A novel sensor array is the first to detect single molecules produced by living cells. March 8, 2010 Read full story →
Insulators made into conductors MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat. March 8, 2010 Read full story →
Big power from tiny wires New discovery shows carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems. March 8, 2010 Read full story →
Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87 Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering March 5, 2010 Read full story →