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MIT and Cambridge University scientists developed this tissue scaffold that could help repair knees and other joints. The top section, indicated by the green arrow, stimulates bone growth, while the lower half, marked by the orange arrow, stimulates cartilage growth.

New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone

Work could help heal sports injuries, arthritis

May 11, 2009

'Bother bots' win the day

Annual 2.007 robot competition features good defense

May 8, 2009

Eight teams win IDEAS awards

Grants will support efforts in developing nations

May 5, 2009

Task Force assessing ideas on efficiencies, expenses

Group's preliminary recommendations due in June

May 5, 2009

One project that received MITEI seed funds involves developing remote-controlled robots that can walk along deep-sea oil pipes and drilling facilities, performing critical inspection and maintenance tasks. Key to the design is a foot inspired by that of the gecko, which can stick to and traverse all kinds of surfaces. The project builds on previous work in which the researchers developed "Stickybo...

MITEI awards third round of seed grants

May 5, 2009

12 journalists named Knight Fellows

May 5, 2009

Spinning at the nanoscale

Electrospun fibers could be used for protective clothing, wearable power and more

May 5, 2009

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, addresses the crowd at MIT's Kresge Auditorium on Thursday, April 30.

Searching for roots of compassion

In MIT visit, Dalai Lama calls for ethics in a secular age

May 5, 2009

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

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New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone

'Bother bots' win the day

Eight teams win IDEAS awards

Task Force assessing ideas on efficiencies, expenses

MITEI awards third round of seed grants

12 journalists named Knight Fellows

Spinning at the nanoscale

Searching for roots of compassion

A material for all seasons

Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles

Physics tackles a complex problem: how to diversify

Summit explores global sustainability

Chemists synthesize fungal compound with anti-cancer activity

Back to (basics for) the future?

MIT to reduce the number of varsity sports offered

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