http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/security-studies.html Security studies and military headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/security-studies.html 88 31 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fallon-0619.html Admiral William J. Fallon will join the MIT Center for International Studies as a Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow. Admiral Fallon, former commander of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Pacific Command, will make the Center his academic home for nine months. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/fallon-0619.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html 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. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/soldiers-0418.html Soldiers working in sunny but remote areas, in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, might get a new boost of power for their electronic devices thanks to an innovative design for backpack-mounted solar cells designed by MIT students. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/soldiers-0418.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/dower-tt0409.html John Dower, Ford International Professor of History, teased out the threads connecting cultures of war from individual nations' densely woven rhetoric about victory in his Killian award lecture, presented Monday, April 7, at MIT. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/dower-tt0409.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/iraq-cis-0118.html As the war in Iraq approaches its fifth anniversary, a new MIT web site aims to provide an accurate account of living conditions, as well as civilian injuries and deaths due to political violence, throughout the Middle Eastern state. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/iraq-cis-0118.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/micro-analyzer-0110.html Engineers at MIT are developing a tiny sensor that could be used to detect minute quantities of hazardous gases, including toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, much more quickly than current devices. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/micro-analyzer-0110.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/urban-1105.html MIT's automated Land Rover, packed with computers and electronic sensors, finished fourth in the DARPA Grand Challenge. The MIT vehicle, competing for the first time, was one of only six to complete the challenging 55-mile course. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/urban-1105.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/robocar-1101.html Team MIT has made it to the finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge, a competition for cars and trucks that run without human help. The goal of the contest is to develop vehicles that can operate on their own in battle and keep humans out of harm's way. Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/robocar-1101.html