Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery
New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.
A double-edged sword
An enzyme key to DNA repair can worsen tissue damage caused by stroke and organ transplantation.
AeroAstro turns 100
Nine astronaut alumni and Elon Musk join in celebrating department’s centennial.
New leadership for sociotechnical systems
Ali Jadbabaie from the University of Pennsylvania named interim director of SSRC
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.
A bumper crop you shouldn’t bump
Sales at the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch cover the yearly expenses of the MIT Glass Lab.
Microscopic “walkers” find their way across cell surfaces
Technology could provide a way to deliver probes or drugs to cell structures without outside guidance.
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
Getting the salt out
Study shows electrodialysis can provide cost-effective treatment of salty water from fracked wells.
Bilge Yildiz digs deep into surfaces of matter
Research on how surfaces respond under extreme conditions lead to energy advances.
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.