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A cross-section of nano-crystalline bismuth antimony telluride grains, as viewed through transmission electron microscope. Colors highlight the features of each grain of the semiconductor alloy in bulk form. A team of researchers from Boston College and MIT produced a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency after using nanotechnology to structure the material, which is commonly used in industr...

Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Nanotech advance heralds new era in heating, cooling and power generation

March 20, 2008

Professor Rohit Karnik works in the lab with the new method for cell separation that he, Institute Professor Robert Langer and other colleagues have developed. It involves steering rolling cells and could lead to devices for rapidly detecting diseases.

On a 'roll': MIT researchers devise new cell-sorting system

Process could yield low-cost tool for diagnosing cancer, other diseases

March 12, 2008

Turning 'funky' quantum mysteries into computing reality

February 16, 2008

Nicolina Akraboff, left, works on an MIT product engineering course project while Roderick La Foy looks on. The two mechanical engineering seniors were part of a team that sewed discarded, flattened plastic bottles together to create insulation for thin walls in Pakistani homes.

Students unveil eco-product prototypes

December 18, 2007

Mechanical engineering graduate student Barry Kudrowitz, who teaches a toy product design course at MIT, began his design life building an Epcot theme park out of LEGOs. Here he is shown with some of his more
recent creations.

Toy soldier: At play with Barry Kudrowitz, MIT toy designer

December 12, 2007

A group of MIT researchers, gathered here around naturally water-repelling lotus leaves, has developed a class of material structures that repel oil and hydrocarbons. From left are Gareth McKinley, Professor of Teaching Innovation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; Robert Cohen, St. Laurent Professor of Chemical Engineering; Anish Tuteja, postdoc in chemical engineering; and Wonjae Choi,...

MIT creates oil-repelling materials

Many applications in aviation, more

December 6, 2007

Awards and honors

December 5, 2007

The low cost and foldable design of these electric scooters, as shown in this rendering outside the Duomo in Milan, could provide a convenient and efficient mode of transportation in urban environments.

Cuter scooter defined by electricity, portability

November 27, 2007

MIT pair honored for biopsy advance

November 6, 2007

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MIT finishes fourth in DARPA challenge for robotic vehicles

November 5, 2007

MIT's 'robocar' negotiated a course without a driver to advance to the finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge.

MIT's 'robocar' named a finalist in DARPA Urban Challenge

November 1, 2007

MIT develops 'tractor beam' for manipulation of cells on silicon

Tool could manipulate tiny objects on a chip

October 31, 2007

A good luck send-off for 'Robocar'

October 17, 2007

After 12 years at MIT, recent Ph.D. grad makes history

September 27, 2007

Professor Hugh Herr of the Media Lab is shown here addressing h2.0, a one-day symposium in May 2007 that focused on ushering in a new era in human adaptability.

Herr wins $250,000 Heinz Award

September 12, 2007

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