A new approach to water desalination
Graphene sheets with precisely controlled pores have potential to purify water more efficiently than existing methods.
Chris A. Kaiser selected as MIT provost
Longtime member of the biology faculty to succeed L. Rafael Reif as the Institute’s senior academic and budget officer.
Double the benefits: clean energy also saves water
NREL-MIT study shows an 80 percent renewable energy standard cuts water use in half.
Glen Urban, former MIT Sloan dean, retires to focus on research; leaves behind $1 million gift
Establishes a PhD marketing fellowship at the school
The complexities of cognitive comparisons
In experiments, linguists examine how we make everyday judgments about groups of objects.
Teaching self-assembling structures a new trick
MIT researchers produce 3-D configurations that could lead to new microchips and other devices.
System improves automated monitoring of security cameras
New approach uses mathematics to reach a compromise between accuracy, speed.
Survey: Latin American and Asian cities lead way in planning for global warming
U.S. cities trail when it comes to preparing for climate change.
Researchers achieve RNA interference, in a lighter package
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
From yeast, researchers learn how populations collapse
Findings could help fishery and wildlife managers monitor their stocks before disaster strikes.
Dresselhaus, Graybiel, Luu receive 2012 Kavli Prizes
Biennial prizes in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience include a $1 million cash award in each field.