Research

CANES: Systems-oriented knowledge helps integrate fission beyond the gridA look at the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

Study shows that people organize daily travel efficientlyA population-level study discovers small-scale details about individuals’ choices.

MIT signs Compact for Sustainable Future with City of Cambridge and HarvardAkamai to join universities and city in new agreement; others encouraged to follow suit.

How Medicaid affects adult healthStudy: Health insurance helps lower-income Americans avoid depression, diabetes, major financial shocks.

Cheaters lessen colony survival under stress in yeast experimentMIT researchers find that high ratio of freeloaders makes it more likely colony will die from sudden shock to environment.

NSE-led teams sweep energy innovation contestFuture Energy @ MIT pitch competition focuses on finding solutions to the world’s energy challenges

Simchi-Levi honored by Production and Operations Management SocietyPublication cites CEE professor's contributions to theoretical and practical aspects of supply-chain management

‘The place I needed to be’An early passion for mechanical engineering drew first‑generation student Madeline Salazar to MIT.

3Q: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano on possible hints of dark matterMIT physicist explains how new results from an underground experiment add intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.

New five-planet system contains two that are in the ‘habitable zone’Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth.

Micah Altman wins Pizzigati PrizeMIT Libraries’ research director recognized for his work with DistrictBuilder software

MIT Science Policy Initiative members visit Capitol Hill to support funding for research and developmentMeet with representatives of 34 congressional offices to urge reversal of budget cuts.

Open access gains momentum in WashingtonWhite House takes action to increase access to the results of federally funded scientific research

Modern-day inventorMIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.

Medieval reading lessonsArthur Bahr’s new book reveals a surprise about 14th-century manuscripts

Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virusMIT team presents a novel approach to developing a treatment using mutated antibodies.

CERN announces measurement of antimatter excess in spaceMIT physicist and AMS spokesman Samuel Ting presents results via webcast.

Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiativeObama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.

Gore wins $1.13 million NIH grantAward will fund study evolution of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria

Watching fluid flow at nanometer scalesResearchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.

Polz to receive the American Society for Microbiology’s Elanco AwardDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, who studies wild microbial communities, is the first ecologist to be selected.

Introducing the Center for Advanced UrbanismCreating new models for 21st century cities

MicroRNA detection on the cheapMIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.

Abudayyeh named a Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellow2012 alumnus will use fellowship to support his studies in the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program.

Using biology to improve chemical synthesisMIT team finds a more economical way to create valuable building blocks for pharmaceuticals

Making sense of big dataPhD student Jameson Toole wants to harness data to improve human lives.