Study shows projected climate change in West Africa not likely to worsen malaria situation
MIT study combines new model of malaria transmission with global forecasts for temperature and rainfall.
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Ruben Juanes unravels the mysteries of underground flows
CEE professor’s studies of how fluids move underground could help with cleaner energy production and water supplies.
Graphene could yield cheaper optical chips
Researchers show that graphene — atom-thick sheets of carbon — could be used in photodetectors, devices that translate optical signals to electrical.
DNA damage may cause ALS
New study finds link between neurons’ inability to repair DNA and neurodegeneration.
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
The unknowns surrounding Syria
At MIT, foreign-policy experts discuss the complications of another potential military intervention in the Middle East.
A pea-shooter for molecules
Researchers find that tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed depending on their size.
Mappers, modelers and an anthropologist
HASTS doctoral student Tom Schilling is conducting an anthropological study of geology, forestry and First Nations-led mapping and modeling in rural British Columbia.
Detecting program-tampering in the cloud
A new version of ‘zero-knowledge proofs’ allows cloud customers to verify the proper execution of their software with a single packet of data.
In the World: Small Mexican village produces clean water with solar-powered system
MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.
3 Questions: Christopher Capozzola on the history of chemical-weapons bans
MIT historian discusses the longstanding ‘taboo’ against chemical weapons, and international attempts to eliminate them.
Alison Alden, MIT’s vice president for human resources, to retire in 2014
Early-spring departure to conclude ‘seven years of exceptional service’ to the Institute.
U.S. News ranks MIT seventh overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Improving data management, through entrepreneurship
MIT adjunct professor Michael Stonebraker co-founded Vertica Systems, and other startups, that have helped improve database management.