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Left to right: Gerardo Lao, grad student in material science, Emmanuel Sin, mechanical engineering senior, Ryan King, mechanical engineering sophomore, Jeremy Kuempel, freshman in mechanical engineering, Craig Wildman, graduate student in mechanical engineering team around the porsche in Sloan Automotive Lab. They are installing batteries in the front trunk compartment of the vehicle.

Students take Porsche to electric avenue

June 5, 2007

Brain uses both neural 'teacher' and 'tinkerer' in learning

June 4, 2007

Christina Gillis, right, was a 2006 WTP student in mechanical engineering.

Women's Technology Program graduates first class

June 4, 2007

Summons wins Humboldt Award

June 1, 2007

From left, Jim Doughty, environmental health and safety coordinator for the School of Science, chemistry graduate student Ryan Altman and materials science and engineering graduate student Elsa Olivetti are among those spearheading a laboratory education campaign resulting in significant savings and a chance to improve MIT's energy and carbon footprint.

Cutting fume hoods' hours saves energy and money

June 1, 2007

Model for tracking flu progression could reduce flu pandemic's peril

Engineer who survived pandemic of 1968 focuses on reducing influenza's death toll.

May 31, 2007

Jeroen Struben, left, and John D. Sterman, of the Sloan School, with an alternative vehicle in the MIT Museum.

MIT Sloan model: Sustained policy incentives, carbon taxes will widen alternative vehicle use

May 30, 2007

MLK scholar sheds light on chemical energy flow

May 30, 2007

As this map shows, Brookline, for example, is colored dark teal green--indicating that more than 30 percent of its housing units are affordable to those earning 80 percent of the median income.

Center for Real Estate researchers redefine housing 'affordability'

May 29, 2007

MLK materials scientist developed solder's 'holy grail'

May 29, 2007

New Advisory Committee will support MIT's international activities

May 25, 2007

S-Lab stimulates sustainability at MIT Sloan

May 25, 2007

From left, research scientists Ming Dao and Kuangshin Tai, Ph.D, Professor Christine Ortiz, and Professor Subra Suresh with equipment they used to investigate bone structure.

MIT researchers probe bones' tiny building blocks

Team's results could lead to new composites that mimic bones' capacity to 'fail gracefully'

May 24, 2007

Digitalk: Where IT's At

May 23, 2007

Cutting edge artwork