Study offers guidance for targeting residual ovarian tumors
Findings support new strategy of continuous drug delivery by implantable device.
Zach Hartwig: Applying diverse skills in pursuit of a fusion breakthrough
Newly-appointed Assistant Professor Zach Hartwig's mission is to use nuclear technology to benefit society and the environment.
Speeding up quality control for biologics
Nanofluidic device enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells.
New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure
Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative.
Researchers design moisture-responsive workout suit
Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.
MIT $100K winner’s optical chips perform AI computations at light speed
A flushless toilet that shrinks waste and a device that detects leaky pipes also won top prizes.
Rivers on three worlds tell different tales
Study finds history of Titan’s landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth
Cinematography on the fly
System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.
Darwin visits Wall Street
Andrew Lo’s new book urges a rethink of financial markets, along evolutionary lines.
Tackling air pollution in China
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
Making brain implants smaller could prolong their lifespan
Thin fibers could be used to deliver drugs or electrical stimulation, with less damage to the brain.
MISTI faculty funds: 2017-18 call for proposals
MISTI Global Seed Funds support MIT’s global engagement by promoting collaborations between MIT faculty members and their counterparts abroad.
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Varied increases in extreme rainfall with global warming
Intensification of extreme rainfall varies from region to region, study shows.
MIT students and postdocs advocate for science and engineering funding on Capitol Hill
Members of MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with members of Congress on Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day.
Home strep test could save time and money
Study at MIT Medical finds most parents are capable of performing the test.