Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
The robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knife
November 30, 2012
Reconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything.
Making ‘nanospinning’ practical
November 20, 2012
Nanofibers have a dizzying range of possible applications, but they’ve been prohibitively expensive to make. MIT researchers hope to change that.
MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
October 7, 2012
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
A one-way street for spinning atoms
August 30, 2012
Work correlating ultracold atoms’ spin with their direction of motion may help physicists model new circuit devices and unusual phases of matter.
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
August 10, 2012
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability.
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles
August 2, 2012
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
DARPA and NIH to fund ‘human body on a chip’ research
July 24, 2012
MIT-led team to receive up to $32 million from DARPA and NIH to develop technology that could accelerate pace and efficiency of pharmaceutical testing.
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars
July 13, 2012
Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Researchers explain how dye-based nanotubes can help harvest light’s energy
July 6, 2012
Tiny cylinders help reveal how natural-light-harvesting antennae collect light with exceptional efficiency.
New CSAIL research could help secure the cloud
March 14, 2012
DARPA funding awarded to a project that aims to develop a smart, self-healing cloud computing infrastructure.
Lincoln Laboratory helps celebrate the official unveiling of the Space Surveillance Telescope
January 20, 2012
The laboratory developed enabling technologies for the telescope
DARPA administrators: Just make it
December 14, 2011
Agency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
Searching for balloons in a social network
October 28, 2011
The key to mobilizing large numbers of people is incentives, study finds.
MIT students to visit Washington to explore science policy careers
October 13, 2011
New Federal Science Agency Visits program sends delegates to meet with scientists and policymakers at federal agencies to see science policy in practice.
Also labeled: Agriculture, Department of Energy (DoE), Government, National Science Foundation (NSF), Policy, Research
Varanasi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
August 5, 2010
Funding will support research on nano-engineered surfaces for heat management that could make all sorts of systems work more efficiently
A social network that ballooned
December 11, 2009
An MIT team’s savvy use of social media to locate weather balloons as part of a $40,000 DARPA contest may shed light on how to mobilize resources during emergencies.
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