Research
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells
May 7, 2012
New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain.
Also labeled: Brain and cognitive sciences, Collaboration, McGovern Institute, Media Lab, Neuroscience, Robots
Science Policy Initiative calls on Congress to support investments in R&D
May 4, 2012
Students traveled to Washington to urge continued funding.
McGovern Institute honors inventor of brain scan technology
May 3, 2012
David Cohen honored for his invention of magnetoencephalography.
Also labeled: Diagnostic devices, McGovern Institute, MEG scanner, Special events and guest speakers
Want to conduct a survey?
May 3, 2012
MIT’s Institutional Research Office provides in-depth guidance
Also labeled: Information Services and Technology, Provost
Thwarting the cleverest attackers
May 1, 2012
Savvy hackers can steal a computer’s secrets by timing its data storage transactions or measuring its power use. New research shows how to stop them.
Institute faculty share prestigious neuroscience prize
April 26, 2012
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang awarded the Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
Immune protection from an unexpected source
April 26, 2012
MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.
MIT seeks government backing to build new Lincoln Lab facility
April 25, 2012
The Institute would arrange for a loan that would be repaid through the Lincoln Lab’s government contract.
The robot revolution is just beginning
April 24, 2012
Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.
New material shares many of graphene’s unusual properties
April 24, 2012
Thin films of bismuth-antimony have potential for new semiconductor chips, thermoelectric devices.
Scientists worldwide propose Research Centers at Skolkovo Tech
April 23, 2012
Researchers enter 129 submissions for interdisciplinary research centers as part of joint MIT-Russian project.
McGovern investigator Feng Zhang named Searle Scholar
April 23, 2012
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
April 23, 2012
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
April 19, 2012
Nanoscale films developed at MIT promote bone growth, creating a stronger seal between implants and patients’ own bone.
Their own devices
April 18, 2012
MIT’s Medical Electronic Device Realization Center aims to connect microelectronics with new health‑care tools.
Getting to the root of genetics
April 17, 2012
Manolis Kellis uses computational techniques to decipher human disease.
MIT Lean Advancement Initiative awarded $8 million for post-traumatic stress innovations project
April 13, 2012
To develop innovative recommendations for transforming the military psychological health care system related to PTSD.
MIT establishes Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)
April 12, 2012
$1.5M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will launch CAST.
Slideshow: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits MIT
April 11, 2012
Brazil and MIT discuss possible future collaboration.
School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITA
April 10, 2012
Six-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
April 9, 2012
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Study shows unified process of evolution in bacteria and sexual eukaryotes
April 5, 2012
A single gene mutation can sweep through a population, opening the door for the concept of ‘species’ in bacteria.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Broad Institute, Civil and environmental engineering, DNA, Genetics
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