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School of Engineering
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Shifting up to higher octane
MIT study finds wider use of premium gas could save fuel, money.
October 28, 2014 -
Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery
New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.
October 27, 2014 -
A double-edged sword
An enzyme key to DNA repair can worsen tissue damage caused by stroke and organ transplantation.
October 27, 2014 -
AeroAstro turns 100
Nine astronaut alumni and Elon Musk join in celebrating department’s centennial.
October 25, 2014 -
New leadership for sociotechnical systems
Ali Jadbabaie from the University of Pennsylvania named interim director of SSRC
October 24, 2014 -
Can the U.S. and Russia make more progress on nuclear security?
State Department official lauds enforcement of New START Treaty, but cites need for more work.
October 24, 2014 -
A bumper crop you shouldn’t bump
Sales at the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch cover the yearly expenses of the MIT Glass Lab.
October 24, 2014 -
Microscopic “walkers” find their way across cell surfaces
Technology could provide a way to deliver probes or drugs to cell structures without outside guidance.
October 23, 2014 -
Historian David Mindell named 2015 AAIA Associate Fellow
October 22, 2014 -
MIT Professional Education celebrates 65th anniversary of lifelong learning programs for practitioners
October 22, 2014 -
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
October 21, 2014 -
Getting the salt out
Study shows electrodialysis can provide cost-effective treatment of salty water from fracked wells.
October 21, 2014 -
Bilge Yildiz digs deep into surfaces of matter
Research on how surfaces respond under extreme conditions lead to energy advances.
October 21, 2014 -
3 Questions: The launch of the MIT Climate Change Conversation
New committee aims to catalyze community discussion on how MIT can help address climate change.
October 20, 2014 -
Dava Newman nominated for NASA post
President Obama asks AeroAstro professor to take space agency’s No. 2 leadership spot.
October 17, 2014 -
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
October 17, 2014 -
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
October 16, 2014 -
Department of Chemical Engineering establishes new professorship
Bernhardt Trout becomes first Raymond F. Baddour (1949) Professor of Chemical Engineering.
October 15, 2014 -
Lunch with SanDisk CEO celebrates MIT high-school programs, undergraduate scholarships
October 15, 2014 -
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.
October 15, 2014