New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease
Targeted nanoparticles can home in on damaged vascular tissue and may be used to deliver drugs that help clear arteries
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.
Special effects leap forward
Members of the MIT community have a history of transforming visual effects; present work is helping to advance green screen technology.
Nutrient mix shows promise in fighting Alzheimer’s
In clinical trial, new approach developed at MIT improves memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
The Tough Get Growing: how to succeed in a down economy
Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum
Moderated by Bo Fishback
Panelists:
Eugene Fitzgerald '85
Daphne Zohar
Helen Greiner '89, SM '90
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
Reporter’s Notebook: Emergency measures
For drowning surfers, fallen bicyclists and injured mountaineers, students in MIT’s 2.009 class devise products that could save lives.
How to encourage big ideas
A new study suggests certain types of funding — which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results — lead to more innovative and influential research.
New computer model could lead to safer stents
Study by HST scientists shows that location of arterial stents is critical to efficient and safe drug delivery.
Feeling the way
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
MISTI 2.0 selects first winners
Three projects from engineering, one from humanities, arts, and social sciences receive funding.
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
Turning heat to electricity
MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.
One word: bioplastics
At a new plant in Iowa, MIT-rooted technology will use bacteria to turn corn into biodegradable plastics.
