Research

F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electricThe influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world

MIT Game Lab explores the potential of games and playNew laboratory opens its doors with a symposium, a festival and seven new games.

CSAIL and QCRI announce new research collaboration

Tiny pores in graphene could give rise to membranesNew membranes may filter water or separate biological samples.

The worldwide impact of open access to MIT faculty research

A better way to shed waterMIT researchers find that lubricated, nanotextured surfaces improved performance of condensers in power and desalination plants.

A new glow for electron microscopyProtein-labeling technique allows high-resolution visualization of molecules inside cells.

The state of the U.S. election systemNew report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.

Calcium reveals connections between neuronsNew way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.

Department snapshot: Mechanical EngineeringMore MechE students choose to design their own education.

Christopher Warshaw: Mapping a Democracy

Brain’s language center has multiple rolesNeuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.

In profile: Seeing the lightArchitect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.

MIT's CSAIL launches new center to tackle the future of wireless and mobile technologiesWill address major technical challenges facing wireless field, bring together academia and industry

A new way to create rare sugarsMIT team discovers an inorganic catalyst that could pave the way to a more robust synthesis of valuable rare sugars.

Explaining the origins of word order using information theoryResearchers believe that information theory — the discipline that gave us digital communication — can explain differences between human languages.

New technique reveals lithium in actionFundamental 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 yetNew sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.

MIT ranks fifth in latest Times Higher Education rankingsInstitute places No. 1 in discipline rankings for social sciences, life sciences.

What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5 — or 3?A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.

Smoother dashboard typefaces might enhance driver safetyAgeLab study suggests ‘humanist’ lettering style is easier for drivers to read quickly.

How better financing could help create new cancer drugsMIT finance researchers say a diversified ‘megafund’ of securities could help the industry deliver new products to consumers.

Department snapshot: Aeronautics and AstronauticsAeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.

New interactive map assesses solar power potential of CambridgePublic launch for project taking place Oct. 3

Developing future library leadersMIT Libraries launches Fellows Program

Replicating living structuresResearch examines how to control spatial distribution of cells in microenvironments

How attention helps you rememberNew study finds long-overlooked cells help the brain respond to visual stimuli.

Understanding and predicting materials behaviorDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering takes an interdisciplinary approach

A brain beyond bordersMIT senior Victoria Okuneye traveled to Mexico and Jamaica to pursue her passions for neuroscience and global service.