Automating single-molecule image studies
MIT physics graduate student James Owen Andrews is developing software to improve dynamic image capture from super-resolution fluorescent microscopes.
How to make large 2-D sheets
MIT-led team develops method for scaling up production of thin electronic material.
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker heralds innovation-based growth
Discussion with President Reif during MIT visit focuses on policy support for new growth.
Extending super-resolution techniques
MIT graduate student Takuma Inoue tackles labeling RNA without genetic modification for doctoral studies.
A digital master class
George Westerman shares leadership lessons from corporations that successfully transform themselves through digital technology.
Advanced LIGO set to begin science operations
The world's most sensitive gravitational-wave detector is scheduled to go online this week, after seven years of enhancement.
Personalized heart models for surgical planning
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours.
Inexpensive new catalysts can be fine-tuned
Material could replace precious metals and produce precisely controlled electrochemical reactivity.
Siberian Traps likely culprit for end-Permian extinction
New study finds massive eruptions likely triggered mass extinction.
Out of sight and out of mind, sewage can actually tell us a lot about health
PhD student Mariana Matus studies human waste to understand individual and community health.
Printing transparent glass in 3-D
New system is the first to create strong, solid glass structures from computerized designs.
Learning spoken language
System learns to distinguish words’ phonetic components, without human annotation of training data.