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MIT students seek to harness campus's waste heat

MIT's cogeneration plant, which provides most of the electricity, heat and air conditioning for the campus, could get even more efficient if a team of students' project to harness surplus heat works as expected. July 24, 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

Using a light touch to measure protein bonds

MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams. June 30, 2008

MIT prototype solar dish passes first tests

A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world--one team members believe has the potential to revolutionize global energy production. June 18, 2008

Mechanical Engineering awards

Awards given in MIT Mechanical Engineering for the academic year 2007-2008. June 4, 2008

School of Engineering awards

Awards given in the MIT School of Engineering for the academic year 2007-2008. June 4, 2008

On a roll: Students bring mobility to remote areas

MIT students in this year's 'Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries' class split into five teams and each came up with new variations on how to help bring mobility to people whose lives could be dramatically changed by it. May 21, 2008

MIT student ingenuity sparks all-electric Porsche

With a click and a hum, the sleek Porsche 914 pulled away from the curb while onlookers watched anxiously and the passenger gazed down at a laptop plugged into the dashboard. Why the drama? The 1976 Porsche was operating on 18 high-tech batteries. May 21, 2008

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