Research update: Continuous medical monitoring
Tiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin to give readout of blood sugar levels or other biomedical information.
Chris Boyce wins Gates scholarship
MIT senior co-founded company focused on creating stretchable, bendable electronics and solar panels.
MISTI sends more than 50 students abroad over IAP
Take on real-world challenges in places such as Mexico, Germany and France
A life filled with firsts
Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.
Selection by size and substance
Technique could produce filters that select molecules according to their chemical properties and dimensions.
Kristala Prather honored for excellence in teaching
Selected to receive the School of Engineering’s Junior Bose Award.
Direct delivery
Cancer scientists believe nanoparticles could accurately target tumors, avoiding side effects.
Love named one of Popular Science magazine’s 'Brilliant 10'
Assistant professor honored for immunology work.
New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
Particles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.
Langer to receive National Academy of Engineering award
Institute Professor cited for inventions, development
Getting bacteria to do a plant’s job
Researchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.
Frank talk on U.S. energy innovation
MIT alumnus Steven E. Koonin, DoE under secretary for science, says economics, not technology, is the driver.
Putting carbon dioxide to good use
MIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast.
Squeezing more production out of bacteria
MIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities.
Solar funnel
New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.