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Dreyfus renewed

September 17, 2003

Tom Pasquini (left) and Aaron Leanhardt in front of the machine where they and collaborators cooled a sodium gas to 500 picokelvin.

MIT scientists achieve the biggest chill

September 17, 2003

"If he were not a monk, he would have liked to have been an engineer."

Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Tibet leader sounds playful note in serious pursuits

September 17, 2003

Buddhist monks gather outside Kresge Auditorium.

Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Monk links mental imagery, meditation

September 17, 2003

During a discussion of mental imagery that was part of a two-day conference at MIT featuring the Dalai Lama and prominent scientists, Stephen M. Kosslyn of Harvard asked the Dalai Lama what he saw in this sketch, pointing out that some people see a duck while others see a rabbit. The Dalai Lama saw both.

Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Dalai Lama notes potential of science

September 17, 2003

The Dalai Lama was given a tour of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research by biology professor Eric Lander (right), head of the Genome Center and the Broad Institute. Yama Chompel (left) a Tibetan, instructs the Dalai Lama in pipetting isopropel into mouse DNA in the lab. Next to the Dalai Lama is his translator, Thupton Jinpa.

Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Buddhism, science share curiosity about the world

September 17, 2003

Digitalk: Where IT's At

September 17, 2003

Sharp, Friedman to speak on security and research

September 17, 2003

Dark gamma-ray bursts are more flighty than shy, astronomers find

September 17, 2003

Council for the Arts offers grants for all types of art

September 17, 2003

Grant aids MIT systems biology

September 17, 2003

News You Can Use

September 17, 2003

Obituaries

September 17, 2003

Art Talk: Patricia Powell, author

September 17, 2003

The Spectroscopy Lab developed a device that detects precancerous tissue by sequentially delivering laser light of 10 different colors to the tissue via an optical fiber probe. The probe, shown here, consists of a bundle of optical fibers with a diameter of just over 1mm, making it compatible with standard endoscopes. The returning light is collected using the same probe and analyzed with a spectr...

Devices could help diagnose precursors to cancer

September 17, 2003

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Dreyfus renewed

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Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Dalai Lama enlists science in quest for 'a happy mind'

Digitalk: Where IT's At

Sharp, Friedman to speak on security and research

Dark gamma-ray bursts are more flighty than shy, astronomers find

Council for the Arts offers grants for all types of art

Grant aids MIT systems biology

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Art Talk: Patricia Powell, author

Devices could help diagnose precursors to cancer

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