In the World: Better wound treatment for all
A streamlined version of 'negative-pressure' wound therapy is put to the test in Haiti — and could have 'enormous potential' across the developing world.
Weighing the cell
MIT biological engineers devise a way to measure, for the first time, how single cells accumulate mass.
In Profile: Missy Cummings
Former U.S. Naval fighter pilot aims to improve how humans and computers interact.
A step toward lighter batteries
Research shows metal catalysts play important role in improving the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries
Charting a course toward cleaner cars
MIT team recommends strategy for reducing automotive fuel use, emissions
A manufacturing renaissance for America?
At an MIT forum, experts examine new ways to pursue a good old idea: making things.
Pushing droplets around
MIT researchers find a way to make drops on a surface move in just one direction, with possible applications ranging from biology to electronics
Unraveling silks’ secrets
A new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials.
Insulators made into conductors
MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat.
In Profile: Alex Slocum
Teaching and tinkering, and teaching how to tinker, are the driving forces for longtime MIT mechanical engineer
How to turn blueprints green
Open-source program developed at MIT allows architects and engineers to optimize a building’s energy systems early in the design process
With $25 million grant, NSF funds center to investigate the creation of biological machines
Headquartered at MIT, the new initiative aims to dramatically advance research in complex biological systems and engage underrepresented minority groups