Weighing particles at the attogram scale
New device from MIT can measure masses as small as one millionth of a trillionth of a gram, in solution.
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How the immune system fights off malaria
Study reveals immune cells that are critical to combating the parasite in early stages of infection.
Fundraising effort contributes $35,000 to Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund
Tour de Force NY presents check at ceremony attended by the mayor of Boston and representatives of MIT and local police forces.
Gruber outlines key upcoming moments in Affordable Care Act rollout
MIT expert weighs in on health plan’s status as legislation becomes reality.
Better bankruptcies for banks
New study shows that more transparent accounting helps bidders, lowers costs when financial institutions fail.
Disordered materials hold promise for better batteries
MIT researchers find that contrary to conventional wisdom, cathodes made of disordered lithium compounds can perform better than perfectly ordered ones.
3 Questions: Arindam Dutta on MIT and architectural modernism
New book, edited by MIT architectural historian, examines the evolution of modernism during its postwar heyday at the Institute.
Elizabeth Johnson, widow of former MIT president Howard Johnson, dies at 92
Known for her ‘warmth, kindness, and gracious good sense’ during campus upheaval in the late 1960s, Johnson helped lead MIT at a divisive time.
The ocean’s hidden waves show their power
Large-scale tests in the lab and the South China Sea reveal the origins of underwater waves that can tower hundreds of feet.
New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem
Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet.
Climbing the ‘power ascension’ market
Alumni startup Atlas Devices commercializes motorized rope-climbing technology for military use.
Observing the observers
MIT Sloan’s Juanjuan Zhang studies how people make decisions — even life-and-death decisions — based on observation and inference.
Biologist Boris Magasanik dies at 94
Pioneer in gene regulation transformed MIT’s Department of Biology as department head from 1967 to 1977.
Study: Having Medicaid increases emergency room visits
Unique study on Oregon’s citizens sheds light on critical care in the U.S.