D-Lab Scale-Ups awards funds to three MIT social entrepreneurs
Shawn Wen ‘13, Kevin Cedrone SM ’10 PhD ‘13 and Sumana Shrestha MBA ‘13 to join the Phase I Fellowship Program
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Are we purging the poorest?
In a new book, MIT urbanist Lawrence Vale examines the downsizing of public housing.
Understanding the turbulence in plasmas
New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.
A clear-eyed look at computer vision syndrome
Recognize the symptoms and learn about ways to prevent it
Building a better big box
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
Susan Solomon wins international climate award
MIT professor honored by BBVA for discovering links between atmosphere, climate and human activity.
How civil wars evolve
MIT political scientist’s book shows how even the bloodiest conflicts feature pragmatic alliances — not just ancient sectarian divisions.
3 Questions: Charles Stewart sizes up the 2012 election
MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
Probing the mysteries of cracks and stresses
Analysis of molecular-level fracture and stress mechanisms could have broad implications for understanding materials’ behavior.
Engineers achieve longstanding goal of stable nanocrystalline metals
Method developed by MIT researchers could produce materials with exceptional strength and other properties.
Thinking about others is not child’s play
MIT study reveals changes in brain activity as children learn to read other people’s behavior.
Writing graphics software gets much easier
A new programming language for image-processing algorithms yields code that’s much shorter and clearer — but also faster.
Lead from gasoline discovered in Indian Ocean
Levels began to climb in the 1970s, peaking a decade ago — a timeline consistent with the region’s pattern of leaded gasoline use.