Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2017 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
A possible new approach to stopping obstructive sleep apnea
Dietary supplement derived from tree bark shows promise for treating the disorder.
Solar panels get a face-lift with custom designs
Startup aims for wider U.S. solar adoption with photovoltaic panels that can display any image.
3Q: Julien de Wit on the discovery of seven temperate, nearby worlds
Planets may harbor conditions suitable for sustaining liquid water — and thus life.
3Q: US patent office’s ruling on CRISPR
Charles Jennings of MIT’s McGovern Institute discusses the intellectual property dispute over the gene-editing technique.
MIT undertakes Grand Challenge for innovation in global vaccine manufacturing
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards MIT, University College London, and University of Kansas $17.6M for development and production of low-cost vaccines.
Tiny fibers open new windows into the brain
Three-in-one design allows genetic, chemical, optical, and electrical inputs and outputs.
New resource for optical chips
Study: Silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices.
Strength in numbers
PhD student Dean Knox studies social networks and how individuals use them to access government goods and services.
Advanced silicon solar cells
MIT mechanical engineers are leading an effort to detect defects that reduce efficiency.
Getting their hands dirty: Students experience fieldwork in Hawaii
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out in the field.
Cheaper, faster randomized evaluations
J-PAL North America releases new catalog of administrative data sets to give researchers a leg up in conducting rigorous evaluations of social programs.
Income inequality linked to export “complexity”
The mix of products that countries export is a good predictor of income distribution, study finds.
Vera Gorbunova delivers eighth Paul F. Glenn Lecture
Expert on long-lived rodents provides insights into research on longevity and cancer resistance.
Putting data in the hands of doctors
Computer scientist Regina Barzilay empowers cancer treatment with machine learning.