National Science Foundation (NSF)
Saurabh Amin to be chief scientist on multi-institutional NSF grant
May 7, 2013
Project aims to improve security and operations of civil and environmental engineering structures and systems
Anna Frebel receives NSF CAREER Award
April 17, 2013
Frebel will work on identifying large numbers of 12 to 13 billion-year-old stars in the galactic halo
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
April 2, 2013
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales
March 31, 2013
Researchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.
Subra Suresh named next president of Carnegie Mellon University
February 5, 2013
Former dean of the MIT School of Engineering to step down from NSF post.
Also labeled: Faculty, MIT Administration
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventors
February 4, 2013
President Obama presented the two MIT professors with the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Friday.
MIT researchers honored for 'Revealing Invisible Changes'
February 1, 2013
CSAIL team recognized by National Science Foundation for video that catches motions too subtle for the naked eye.
Recent Course X grad named one of Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30'
December 26, 2012
Pedro Valencia PhD '12 honored for drug research.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Maria Zuber to National Science Board
December 21, 2012
MIT geophysicist nominated for 25-member governing board of the National Science Foundation.
Funneling the sun’s energy
November 25, 2012
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
Also labeled: Electricity, Energy, Faculty, Global, Materials Science and Engineering, Nuclear science and engineering, Physics, Research, Solar
Brain waves encode rules for behavior
November 21, 2012
Fluctuations in electrical activity may also allow the brain to form thoughts and memories.
Fighting bacteria with mucus
November 8, 2012
Study shows that key proteins in mucus prevent bacterial adhesion to surfaces, could help prevent growth of biofilms.
CSAIL team honored for printable robot
November 8, 2012
Sitting still or going hunting: Which works better?
November 1, 2012
If you’re a microbe floating in the ocean, there’s no single best strategy for getting food, MIT research shows.
Also labeled: Biology, Civil and environmental engineering, Climate change, Ecology, Fluid dynamics, Microfluidics, Microorganisms, Physics, Research
Q&A: Michel DeGraff on teaching STEM in Kreyòl
October 25, 2012
A model for reaching science-hungry students around the world who speak local languages
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, Haiti, Global, Language, Linguistics, Social sciences
Jaenisch, Suresh named Franklin Institute laureates
October 22, 2012
New technique reveals lithium in action
October 8, 2012
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
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.
DeGraff awarded $1 million NSF grant to continue linguistics research in Haiti
October 3, 2012
Funding will help develop classroom tools to teach science and math in Creole for the first time.
Measuring the universe’s ‘exit door’
September 27, 2012
For the first time, an international team has measured the radius of a black hole.
Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foes
September 6, 2012
In some populations, natural antibiotics are produced by a few individuals whose closest relatives carry genes conferring resistance.
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.
Single-photon transmitter could enable new quantum devices
July 25, 2012
Long-sought goal for quantum devices — the ability to transmit single photons while blocking multiple photons — is finally achieved.
Research update: Chips with self-assembling rectangles
July 19, 2012
New technique allows production of complex microchip structures in one self-assembling step.
Also labeled: Computer science and technology, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Materials science, Microchips, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Self-assembly, Semiconductors, Students, Singapore-MIT
Dripping faucets inspire new way of creating structured particles
July 18, 2012
Researchers find new method for making spherical particles, from nanoscale to pinhead-sized — including complex beach-ball-like shapes.
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.
All in a day’s work: Design and print your own robot
April 3, 2012
MIT project, funded with $10 million NSF grant, could transform robotic design and production
Scott Aaronson wins NSF’s Alan T. Waterman Award
March 8, 2012
National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award will help fuel CSAIL researcher’s work.
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.
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