The surprising physics of cats’ drinking
A new study reveals that even the way cats lap up liquid displays the perfect balance for which they’re known.
Putting heads together
New study: groups demonstrate distinctive ‘collective intelligence’ when facing difficult tasks
MIT OpenCourseWare teams up with OpenStudy to help OCW users connect
Thousands of OCW visitors interact on pilot OCW OpenStudy groups; program expanded.
MIT’s Koch Institute in strategic partnership with Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Organizations will collaborate in multiple areas of oncology research and technology development.
Deworming the world
How MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Kristin Forbes is helping to improve school participation in developing countries for just pennies per child
Sanofi-aventis establishes strategic alliance with MIT’s Center for Biomedical Innovation
Alliance formed to advance cutting-edge research and foster collaboration between academia and industry
Pooling MIT’s resources to ‘rethink’ water
Workshop assesses scope of water research currently underway at Institute, eyes work that lies ahead.
Environmental Research Council issues report
Council is asked to develop plan to establish MIT Environmental Initiative
MIT Sea Grant’s Sea Perch being tested at French university
Undergraduate course, created in collaboration with Total Corporation, will hold presentations on May 28.
Genes as fossils
MIT researchers discover the DNA responsible for creating fossil-like molecules found in ancient rocks.
New solar research center inaugurated
Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center, funded by Italian oil company, will support research by 21 MIT faculty members
