Thriving on risk in real estate
Professor David Geltner is developing new real estate indices to quantify uncertainties in commercial property markets.
J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.
New metal alloys overcome strength-ductility tradeoff
Promising new approach overturns widespead metallurgical assumption.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
New model from Masdar Institute-MIT collaboration to support a cooler, more sustainable Abu Dhabi
Tool will help urban planners reduce Abu Dhabi’s heat island and carbon footprint.
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We know where you live
From location data alone, even low-tech snoopers can identify Twitter users’ homes, workplaces.
Teamwork enables bacterial survival
Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby.
MIT, Lockheed Martin launch long-term research collaboration
Initial focus will be on transformative technologies, autonomy, and robotics.
New approach to sorting cells
Microfluidic device distinguishes cells based on how they respond to acoustic vibrations.
Study pinpoints timing of oxygen’s first appearance in Earth’s atmosphere
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.
Lung cancer “breathalyzer” wins $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Team’s smartphone-connected device can detect lung cancer early from a single breath.
Ingestible origami robot
Robot unfolds from ingestible capsule, removes button battery stuck to wall of simulated stomach.
Two from MIT win Architectural League of New York honors
Awards recognize achievements by young architects and designers.
Determined to make a change
Senior Ruth Park draws on her background as she strives for educational reform.