Why sign rights treaties?
Study: Autocratic leaders who sign human-rights treaties seek political gain, not material benefits.
Gedik and Jarillo-Herrero named 2014 Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials
The professors have been awarded $1.8 million each for discovery-driven, high-risk research, with potential for new experimental techniques.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Creating user-friendlier environments
Federico Casalegno designs technology environments that keep human experience at the center of user experience.
MIT and MGH form strategic partnership to address major challenges in clinical medicine
First set of grants support projects designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
3 Questions: Jonathan Gruber on the cost of smoking
Leading health care economist weighs in on a proposed cost-benefit analysis of smoking.
Solid nanoparticles can deform like a liquid
Unexpected finding shows tiny particles keep their internal crystal structure while flexing like droplets.
Nanoparticles get a magnetic handle
New method produces particles that can glow with color-coded light and be manipulated with magnets.
Researchers detect brightest pulsar ever recorded
The pulsar, about as large as the city of Boston, is 10 million times brighter than the sun.
Autism as a disorder of prediction
Researchers suggest autism stems from a reduced ability to make predictions, leading to anxiety.
Getting metabolism right
Analysis of 89 models of metabolic processes finds flaws in 44 of them — but suggests corrections.
Study: Workplace diversity can help the bottom line
MIT economist scrutinizes firm data suggesting diverse offices function more effectively.
Unconventional photoconduction in an atomically thin semiconductor
New mechanism of photoconduction could lead to next-generation excitonic devices.