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Using literature to understand violence against blacksMIT professor Sandy Alexandre studies the literary record to shed light on the history of lynching in the United States.

A caring mindRed blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.

3dim wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship CompetitionAnnual business-plan contest awards $257,000 in total.

Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising resultsNew experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices.

Stephen Lippard wins faculty’s Killian AwardChemist recognized for groundbreaking studies of inorganic molecules.

Nanotechnology could help fight diabetesInjectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.

Students with toys: Not just playing aroundIn mechanical engineering department’s toy-design class, teams design creative board games, plush toys and puzzles.

Cells as living calculatorsUsing analog computation circuits, MIT engineers design cells that can compute logarithms, divide and take square roots.

Making frequency-hopping radios practicalNew hardware could lead to wireless devices that identify and exploit unused transmission frequencies, using radio spectrum much more efficiently.

Secret of efficient photosynthesis is decodedMIT researchers find that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.

British Prime Minister David Cameron visits MITPersonable robots, advanced prosthetics and entrepreneurship figure prominently in campus visit.

Study IDs key protein for cell deathFindings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death pathway.

An unforgettable lifeMIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin shares her memories of the world’s most famous amnesia patient.

First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural yearEECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.

Revising Darwin’s sinking-island theoryNew study helps resolve a dispute over the origins of coral-reef formations.

Research update: Team observes real-time charging of a lithium-air batteryImaging reveals what happens during charging; could lead to improved batteries for electric cars.

In 2.007, slow and steady wins the raceFinal tournament of robots in mechanical engineering class features wide variety of designs and strategies.

Potential flu pandemic lurksMIT study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.

Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.