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MIT PhD candidate wins Marconi Young Scholars award

Jay Kumar Sundararajan, a PhD candidate in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems at MIT, was named one of four students nationwide to be honored by the Marconi Society as a Young Scholar Award winner. July 25, 2008

Physicists shed light on superconductivity riddle

MIT physicists believe they have identified a mysterious state of matter that has been linked to the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity. This state may not be a precursor to superconductivity, as has been theorized, but a competing state. July 18, 2008

MIT opens new 'window' on solar energy

Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy—at the edges of solar panels—that could allow just that. July 10, 2008

MIT reports finer lines for microchips

MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods. July 8, 2008

Silver lining: MIT-developed 'Cloud' unveiled in Italy

The Cloud, an interactive sculpture developed by a team from the MIT Mobile Experience Lab, is being unveiled this week at a fashion industry trade show in Florence, Italy. June 17, 2008

MIT detector uses nanotubes to sense deadly gases

Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have built the most sensitive electronic detector yet for sensing deadly gases, a low-cost, low-energy portable device that could be carried in a pocket and used to monitor hazardous chemicals. June 5, 2008