Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
Researchers build new fermion microscope
Instrument freezes and images 1,000 individual fermionic atoms at once.
Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
MIT and Masdar Institute work together to transform an oil-based economy
Researchers collaborate on innovative water, energy, and next-generation technology projects.
Removing reflections from photos taken through windows
New algorithm exploits multiple reflections in individual images to distinguish reflection from transmission.
Object recognition for free
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
Sustainability of the built environment
Professor Oral Buyukozturk has catalyzed multidisciplinary ventures to advance sustainable designs for infrastructure in Kuwait and elsewhere.
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool
“Whispering gallery” effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices.
MIT engineers hand “cognitive” control to underwater robots
With MIT-developed algorithms, robots plan underwater missions autonomously.
Researchers unravel secrets of hidden waves
Region of world’s strongest “internal waves” is analyzed in detail; work could help refine climate models.
Tracing the evolution of a landscape
Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.
MITEI releases report on the future of solar energy
Report highlights enormous potential and discusses pathways toward affordable solar energy.
