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The crystallographic structure of a sheet of graphene is revealed in this Atomic Force Microscope picture.

A material for all seasons

MIT teams finding many uses for graphene, the newest form of carbon

May 4, 2009

MIT researchers used these gold nanorods that absorb energy from near-infrared light and emit it as heat, destroying cancer cells.

Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles

Gold nanorods could detect, treat cancer

May 4, 2009

Physics tackles a complex problem: how to diversify

April 30, 2009

The first Sustainability Summit filled the house for a series of talks, panel discussions and breakout sessions and capped off four days of Earth Week activities on campus.

Summit explores global sustainability

New MIT student group hosts premier event

April 28, 2009

Structural diagram of (+)-11,11'-Dideoxyverticillin A. MIT chemists recently synthesized the compound, which has shown anti-cancer activity, for the first time.

Chemists synthesize fungal compound with anti-cancer activity

April 24, 2009

Back to (basics for) the future?

Ochsendorf to discuss intertwining of engineering's past, future

April 24, 2009

MIT to reduce the number of varsity sports offered

April 23, 2009

Engineering first again in U.S. News graduate rankings

April 23, 2009

Postdoc wins Sustainability at MIT Photo Contest

April 22, 2009

Cilia inside the human trachea. Scanning electron micrograph.

Analysis knocks down theory on origin of cell structure

Genomic tools show cilia probably did not originate as separate organism

April 22, 2009

Institute Professor John Deutch and wife Patricia were surrounded by wellwishers at a symposium in honor of John's 70th birthday.Family, MIT colleagues, and friends like Harold Brown and Brent Scowcroft from his years in public service were all in attendance.

A life of research and service

Symposium marks Deutch's leadership in teaching, administration and government

April 17, 2009

Laszlo Tisza, physics professor emeritus, 101

April 16, 2009

Cambridge Science Festival keeps on growing

Annual event, now in its 3rd year, begins April 25

April 16, 2009

Making picky proteins

New computer model can design specific protein interactions

April 15, 2009

Music at MIT hitting all the right notes