Sophisticated medicine
Sangeeta Bhatia's research defies tradition, drawing on biological and medical sciences, and multiple engineering disciplines.
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Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)
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New findings could point the way to “valleytronics”
Researchers clear hurdles toward a new kind of 2-D microchip using different electron properties.
CSAIL opens lab to 150 local students for Hour of Code
Robots, virtual visit from will.i.am aim to get kids excited about programming.
EECS undergrads shine at SuperUROP research review
In its third year, SuperUROP is having a positive impact.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics
Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities.
Running the color gamut
MIT spinout’s quantum-dot technology makes LCD TVs more colorful, energy-efficient.
Sangeeta Bhatia named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers
Bhatia recognized for work developing low-cost, noninvasive diagnostics for colon cancer.
Bose grants reward risk
Five innovative, high-risk projects launch with support from Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Recommendation theory
Model for evaluating product-recommendation algorithms suggests that trial and error get it right.
Bacteria become “genomic tape recorders”
Engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure, other events in their DNA.
Dresselhaus and Solow win Presidential Medal of Freedom
Two Institute Professors are among 19 new recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Diagnostic exhalations
By analyzing carbon dioxide in the breath, an algorithm could help determine how to treat patients.