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.
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In the World: Nanotech on the farm
MIT chemical engineer Paula Hammond lends her nanotechnology expertise to farmers in Africa.
Wind resistance
MIT analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate — and not necessarily in the desired way.
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.
An open, collaborative space
New Media Lab building is designed to foster collaboration, sharing, communication and experimentation.
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
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
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
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time
Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients.
Listening in on single cells
A novel sensor array is the first to detect single molecules produced by living cells.
Insulators made into conductors
MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat.
Big power from tiny wires
New discovery shows carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems.
Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87
Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering