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MIT zeroes in on Alzheimer's structures

Work could lead to new drugs for the common disease

August 21, 2008

Understanding climate change complacency

Sloan's Sterman sees flawed reasoning at root of problem

August 20, 2008

From left, MIT professors Yet-Ming Chiang, Angela Belcher and Paula Hammond. The three have authored a paper detailing their virus-based method of creating and installing microbatteries by stamping them onto a variety of surfaces.

MIT engineers work toward cell-sized batteries

Microbatteries could power tomorrow's miniature devices

August 20, 2008

Candidates' energy policies fuel economist's commentary

A Q&A with MIT Professor Robert Pindyck

August 19, 2008

HST's Karp among Technology Review's top young innovators

August 19, 2008

Building microchips from the bottom up

MIT develops novel self-assembly method that could break size barrier

August 14, 2008

Meteorite 00506, found in Antractica in 2000.

MIT solves puzzle of meteorite-asteroid link

New analysis makes it possible to 'know our enemy'

August 13, 2008

Amid food price spike, Nobel laureate eyes fertilizer

MIT chemist Schrock seeks to streamline production

August 13, 2008

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Photo exhibit provides glimpse of Malian capital

August 12, 2008

A team from the International Development Design Summit at MIT created a cable-car-like ropeway to transport goods uphill.

Improving people's lives, one device at a time

International workshop looks for simple solutions to big problems

August 8, 2008

Traditional flat screen displays (bottom left) present 2-D images. 3-D and 4-D displays have been proposed making use of lenslet arrays to shape a fixed outgoing light field for horizontal or bidirectional parallax (top left).

MIT developing super-realistic image system

'6-D' pictures can look just like the real thing

August 7, 2008

MIT honored for green initiatives

Named one of Kaplan's top 25 environmentally friendly schools

August 6, 2008

The Federal Creosote Superfund site in New Jersey during 2002 cleanup efforts.

Superfund may not be so super

Cleanups don't seem to be worth the cost, according to MIT study

August 5, 2008

Geobiologist Newman follows a rocky road

New HHMI investigator sees clues to life in ancient rocks

August 4, 2008

Team led by MIT, Caltech wins $20 million grant

Funds to support push for solar-fuel power plants