Gobind Khorana, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 89
Nobel-winning biochemist made seminal contributions to genetics, was a loyal teacher and mentor.
Making a Nobel-winning chemistry reaction even better
New catalyst offers greater control over the synthesis of organic cyclic compounds, including potential cancer drugs.
How to choose a catalyst
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structures
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Stubbe wins faculty’s Killian Award
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
MLK Leadership Awards honor three individuals, one program
Recognize service that reflects the civil rights leader’s ideals
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.
Canned, good
More than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.
Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effects
The new nanoparticle, which delivers the drug in a form activated when it reaches its target, also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug in mice.
Emeritus: On the trail of aflatoxin
Toxicologist Gerald Wogan has dedicated his career to understanding — and fighting — a deadly carcinogen.
Fine-tuning photosynthesis
MIT analysis shows how synthetic systems for capturing the sun’s energy could be made more efficient.
More than just a pretty flower
MIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.