A faster way to catch cells
New microfluidic device could be used to diagnose and monitor cancer and other diseases.
Moving past trial and error
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
Professor Alice Ting wins Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Honored for her contribution to technologies for protein visualization in living cells.
Five MIT engineers named to National Academy of Engineering
Several Institute alumni also among 66 new members announced today.
Cohen, Hinckley named Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2012
Two MIT seniors to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
Revealing how a battery material works
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
MIT to launch Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Based in School of Engineering but spanning all of MIT, IMES will be led by Arup K. Chakraborty.
New way to stop the bleeding
Nanoscale biological coating developed at MIT could prevent battlefield deaths.
Research update: Sharpening the lines
New advance could lead to even smaller features in the constant quest for more compact, faster microchips.
A glow of recognition
New detectors developed at MIT could provide easy visual identification of toxins or pathogens.
Allen Lin ’11, MEng ’11 named Marshall Scholar
Recent alum will hone interests in policy, synthetic biology through study in the United Kingdom.
How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet
New study shows that tumor cells, deprived of glucose, alter their metabolism to use other sources of sustenance.