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Quantum computing may actually be useful
A quantum algorithm that solves systems of linear equations could point in a promising new direction.

Securing the web
A new MIT programming tool would automatically plug holes that hackers exploit.

Energy savings in black and white
MIT students develop concept for color-changing roof tiles that absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer.

3 Questions: Robert Solow on the struggle ahead
The MIT Nobel laureate explains why we need more economic stimulus — and more innovation.

A capital achievement
In White House ceremony, President Barack Obama presents JoAnne Stubbe with the National Medal of Science in recognition of enzyme research that led to cancer drug.

3 Questions: Vincent Lépinay on bankers unleashed
An MIT anthropologist, who studies financial practices, discusses how ever-changing banking tools baffle regulators.

To peer inside a living cell
Quantum mechanics could help build ultra-high-resolution electron microscopes that won't destroy living cells, according to MIT electrical engineers.

The Red Sox' swing doctor
Slumping sluggers could soon get help from MIT Media Lab researchers.

A new day dawned fast
Recovery from marine mass extinction happened much faster than thought, high-resolution research finds

How to limit risk of climate catastrophe
Comprehensive analysis of the odds of climate outcomes under different policy scenarios shows significant benefits from early actions.