Selling chip makers on optical computing
By designing chips that can be built using existing fabrication processes, MIT researchers show that computing with light isn’t so far fetched.
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ET: Check your voicemail
New message beamed to the stars commemorates Earth’s first attempt to reach out to intelligent aliens
Feeling the way
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
3 Questions: Sara Seager on searching for Earth-like planets
MIT planetary scientist discusses projects that aim to discover distant planets similar to our own, and what we can learn when we find them
Three of a kind
MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa explains how the hidden similarities of English, Japanese, and some forms of Bantu reveal language’s universal essence.
In victory for MIT, campus post office to remain open
Branch in basement of W20 had faced possible closure, but MIT efforts lead U.S. Postal Service to reconsider.
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
Turning heat to electricity
MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.
One word: bioplastics
At a new plant in Iowa, MIT-rooted technology will use bacteria to turn corn into biodegradable plastics.
Leo Osgood, former basketball coach, dean and OME director, dies
A memorial service is being organized for the MIT community.
Cryptographic voting debuts
A new system for ensuring accurate election tallies, which MIT researchers helped to develop, passed its first real-world test last Tuesday.
Reporter's Notebook: MIT’s wheelchair tennis champ
Graduate student Marcus Causton just wants to hit