Porkolab to receive Maxwell Prize
Prof. Miklos Porkolab will receive the Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics on November 4, during a meeting of the American Physical Society - Division of Plasma Physics.
All wired up
MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson explains how technology really helps the economy — even as the restructuring it is spurring causes pain.
President Obama to deliver energy address from MIT on Friday
At noon on Friday, the President will deliver an address from Kresge Auditorium about American leadership on clean energy. The address will be webcast live.
Letter to the community regarding President Barack Obama's visit
President will deliver address on America's leadership on clean energy
The easy way to go green
Alum's 'state-of-the-shelf' energy-efficient house is among a bevy of new ideas for curbing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions presented at MIT's annual Energy Night.
Richard Yamamoto, physics professor, dies at 74
The particle physicist came to MIT in 1953 and spent his entire career at the Institute. A memorial service will be held on campus on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Physicist wins Packard Fellowship
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero will use the unrestricted funding to study materials that follow unusual rules of physics.
Saving labor
Political scientist Richard Locke says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken.
He proposes a new solution.
Two from MIT elected to the Institute of Medicine
Professor of Economics Amy Finkelstein and Tyler Jacks, director of the Koch Institute, join arm of the National Academies of Science.
Quantum computing may actually be useful
A quantum algorithm that solves systems of linear equations could point in a promising new direction.