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School of Engineering
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Kellis to lead MIT team in new phase of GTEx project to elucidate basis of disease predisposition
NIH-sponsored work to characterize genetic variation in human tissues with roles in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
August 5, 2014 -
Learning how things fall apart
New research reveals how bonded materials, from airplane wings to dental crowns, lose their bonding.
August 4, 2014 -
Model of viral lifecycle could help in finding a cure for hepatitis B
New technique sustains virus in liver cells, allowing study of immune response and drug treatments.
August 4, 2014 -
Advanced thin-film technique could deliver long-lasting medication
Nanoscale, biodegradable drug-delivery method could provide a year or more of steady doses.
August 4, 2014 -
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.
August 4, 2014 -
Today's annoyances, tomorrow's technology
August 1, 2014 -
“Active” surfaces control what’s on them
Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move.
August 1, 2014 -
Light pulses control graphene’s electrical behavior
Finding could allow ultrafast switching of conduction, and possibly lead to new broadband light sensors.
July 31, 2014 -
A new way to make microstructured surfaces
Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties.
July 29, 2014 -
Forced mutations doom HIV
New study reveals how a potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations.
July 28, 2014 -
Refrigerator magnets
New theory predicts magnets may act as wireless cooling agents.
July 28, 2014 -
Study: Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, but effects will vary by region.
July 27, 2014 -
Collecting just the right data
When you can’t collect all the data you need, a new algorithm tells you which to target.
July 25, 2014 -
Monitoring the rise and fall of the microbiome
Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors.
July 24, 2014 -
Essays in English yield information about other languages
Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers’ languages.
July 23, 2014 -
Building up bamboo
MIT researchers study bamboo for engineered building material, similar to plywood.
July 23, 2014 -
EECS lauds its faculty leadership
New co-education and undergraduate laboratories officers welcomed
July 21, 2014 -
Getting a grip on robotic grasp
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers.
July 18, 2014 -
No-wait data centers
New system could reduce data-transmission delays across server farms by 99.6 percent.
July 17, 2014 -
Startup with MIT roots wins R&D 100 Award
July 16, 2014