MISTI Global Seed Funds winners announced
Covering an astonishing range of topics, 43 international faculty research projects received almost $700K in funding from the MISTI Global Seed Funds competition.
Levitating magnet brings space physics to fusion
Tests on a machine that mimics a planet’s magnetic field show that it may offer an ‘alternative path’ to taming nuclear fusion for power generation.
Quick Take focuses on 'List'
Who doesn't love a good list? They're useful for sorting and making sense of the world.
SMART accepting applications for Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Fellowships provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to participate in the SMART Centre in Singapore.
Five from MIT named 2010 IEEE Fellows
Three EECS faculty members, Hu, Rus and Sudan, and two research staff members of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Reynolds and Stokes, are elevated to Fellow status of the IEEE effective Jan. 1
How to encourage big ideas
A new study suggests certain types of funding — which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results — lead to more innovative and influential research.
Tracking icy objects, across the globe
Pilot project sets the stage for MIT-led globe-girdling efforts to learn about icy relics of the solar system's birth.
Oddball stars explained
New observations solve longstanding mystery of tipped rotation. In addition to shedding light on how binary stars form, the explanation knocks down a possible challenge to Einstein's theory of relativity.
