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MIT alumni and faculty have a long history of public policy service. Kathleen Hicks PhD ’10 (left) is director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Samuel Rodarte Jr. ’13 is a legislative aide for U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano.

Shaping public policy in the nation's capital

Alumni continue an enduring tradition of MIT service.

April 12, 2017

Researchers may have determined why fairly brittle electrode materials in batteries don’t crack under the strain of expansion and contraction cycles when they are used and recharged.

How some battery materials expand without cracking

Brittle electrodes handle expansion by going glassy, study shows.

April 12, 2017

With support from the NSF CAREER program, three rising faculty stars at MIT will receive funding to explore new frontiers and make a meaningful impact of everyday life.

Three MIT engineering faculty win 2017 NSF CAREER Awards

Support will enable the exploration of new research terrains.

April 10, 2017

Researchers have found a way to make tiny particles that can be injected into the body, where they emit short-wave infrared light. The advance may open up a new way of making detailed images of internal body structures such as fine networks of blood vessels.

Nanoparticles open new window for biological imaging

“Quantum dots” that emit infrared light enable highly detailed images of internal body structures.

April 10, 2017

A high-magnification micrograph of an ovarian clear cell carcinoma. The images show, focally, the characteristic clear cells with prominent nucleoli and the typical hyaline globules.

New technology can detect tiny ovarian tumors

“Synthetic biomarkers” could be used to diagnose ovarian cancer months earlier than now possible.

April 10, 2017

Tata Center students and staff pose with Ratan Tata (center-right), chair of the Tata Trusts.

Tata Center adds 14 new projects to its portfolio for 2017-18

MIT principal investigators will apply cutting-edge research to the challenges of the developing world, seeking a large-scale impact.

April 7, 2017

MIT Professor Krystyn Van Vliet (center) describes how MIT.nano clean rooms will provide a precisely controlled environment. MIT Corporation members Gregory Turner (second-from-left) and Madeleine Gaut (third-from-left) listen along with Anuradha Agarwal (fourth-from-left), a principal research scientist at the MIT Microphotonics Center.

Inside MIT.nano

The MIT Corporation tours the state-of-the-art research facility taking shape in the heart of campus.

April 7, 2017

MIT students Bryce Hwang (left) and Hannah Diehl won Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awards based on academic merit.

Hannah Diehl and Bryce Hwang named 2017-18 Goldwater Scholars

Two MIT undergraduate students honored for their academic achievements.

April 6, 2017

Panelists at MacVicar Day 2017: (l-r) Anantha Chandrakasan, Peter Schmidt-Nielsen, Ava Soleimany, Shirin Shivaei, Neil Gershenfeld, Kevin Castro, Ian Waitz, Anne McCants, and Dennis Freeman.

Exploring the impact of Margaret MacVicar’s legacy on education at MIT

Faculty and students share their perspectives on the value of undergraduate research at “Pushing Boundaries” event.

April 6, 2017

MIT Professor Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, said the goal of a new SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL initiative is "to create a new generation of AI tools that are deeply rooted in systems."

CSAIL launches artificial intelligence initiative with industry

SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL aims to develop new “human-like systems” for data science and other fields.

April 6, 2017

MIT Professor Ernesto Blanco stands next to a model of his invention, the stair-climbing wheelchair, during the 2011 MIT 150 kickoff celebration at the MIT Museum.

Ernesto Blanco, mechanical design professor and inventor of the stair-climbing wheelchair, dies at 94

Longtime professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering patented over a dozen inventions and inspired generations of engineers.

April 5, 2017

Collaborative research by Bradley Pentelute, the Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Associate Professor in Chemistry, and scientists at UCLA and Harvard Medical School, used cryo-electron microscopy to understand the mechanisms behind anthrax bacteria toxin delivery system (shown here).

MIT receives $7.5 million to enhance structural biology research

Beckman Foundation grant helps secure cryo-electron microscopy at MIT.nano facility.

April 4, 2017

Tim Berners-Lee was honored with the Turing Award for his work inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and "the fundamental protocols and algorithms [that allowed] the web to scale."

Tim Berners-Lee wins $1 million Turing Award

CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.

April 4, 2017

Engineers at MIT have devised a microfluidic technique to capture and count circulating plasma cells from small samples of blood. The technique, which relies on conventional blood draws, may provide patients with a less painful test for multiple myeloma.

Method may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies

Microfluidic device isolates plasma cells from blood rather than bone marrow.

April 4, 2017

Researchers at MIT have found a way to make graphene with fewer wrinkles, and to iron out the wrinkles that do appear. They found each wafer exhibited uniform performance, meaning that electrons flowed freely across each wafer, at similar speeds, even across previously wrinkled regions.

Researchers “iron out” graphene’s wrinkles

New technique produces highly conductive graphene wafers.

April 3, 2017

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