Simons Center for the Social Brain offers seed grants, postdoc fellowships
Deadline for applications is September 30
Researchers develop new method for understanding network connections
Technique could be applied to the study of disease, social networks and other diverse fields.
Access to library materials from Borrow Direct universities expands
With the addition of the University of Chicago, the MIT community will have access to more than 50 million volumes from nine university libraries
MIT team flies high to measure mercury emissions
Assistant Professor Noelle Selin and students participate in project to better understand air pollution’s climate and health impacts
The brains behind research on the brain
Mehmet Fatih Yanik develops tools to answer some of the central questions in neuroscience.
Controlling contagion by restricting mobility
Study shows that in the face of an epidemic, even moderate government-mandated travel restrictions would slow contagion.
Winners and losers in a warming ocean
MIT researchers build a marine ecosystem model to explore the effects of climate change on phytoplankton.
When fluid dynamics mimic quantum mechanics
MIT researchers expand the range of quantum behaviors that can be replicated in fluidic systems, offering a new perspective on wave-particle duality.
Improved nuclear fuel-rod cladding might prevent future Fukushimas
A substitute for traditional zircaloy could greatly reduce the danger of hydrogen explosions.
How anti-poverty programs go viral
Study: Getting the well-connected to spread the word helps more people learn about microfinance programs in rural India.
Neuroscientists plant false memories in the brain
MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
From gold, a new way to control blood clotting
Engineers design nanoparticles that can turn the blood-clotting cascade on or off.
Quantifying cities’ emotional effects
A new Web tool could help measure subjective impressions of urban environments, which may have consequences for social behaviors.
CSAIL researchers develop new ways to streamline, simplify 3-D printing
New research to be presented at the 2013 SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference could transform field of 3-D printing.