Research

World-class research … in the 10th gradeHigh school students spend a year investigating advanced research topics with MIT faculty.

Lee Davenport, researcher at the Radiation Laboratory during World War II, dies at 95

Jacks appointed to cancer advisory board

In Profile: Daniel PosnerMIT political scientist looks at the surprising ways ethnicity and politics mesh in southern Africa.

Resnick awarded McGraw Prize in EducationMedia Lab professor is one of three honored for work in digital education.

‘Artificial leaf’ makes fuel from sunlightSolar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.

In Profile: Ramesh RaskarAfter doing groundbreaking work in computational photography, the Media Lab researcher has trained his sights on inventing ‘brand new disciplines.’

Bulović named director of the Microsystems Technology LaboratoriesAssumes role previously held by Chandrakasan.

Palacios wins PECASE awardAmong 94 young researchers from across the country honored

MIT releases endowment figures for 2011

Schuh appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and EngineeringReplaces interim department head Carl Thompson.

MIT wins $7.5M DoE grant to develop a new generation of advanced reactors

LGBT content and video games: MIT lab tackles the issuePopular games still haven’t shown they can handle lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender representations. Research at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab wants to change that.

Said and Done for September 2011The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest

A true bargain houseFirst prototype built from MIT’s effort to construct houses for $1,000 each.

Printing off the paperMIT research continues to push the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing.

Putting the 'science' in political scienceMeet new Assistant Professor Teppei Yamamoto

Boston Harbor Islands environmental monitoring effort aided by MIT Sea Grant internsElledge and Matthews collect and contribute to larger effort to observe and define changes on the islands' shores.

3 Questions: John Gabrieli on studying traumatic memoriesSept. 11, 2001, is a day that lives in infamy. But how accurately do we remember it?

To the moonMIT-led GRAIL mission to map the lunar gravitational field.

Pfizer expands its research footprint in CambridgeAnnounces lease of space in building being developed by MIT

Andrew Lo joins CSAILEconomist hopes to merge the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence with research on financial markets and risk.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for July/August 2011.

Emery N. Brown receives the 2011 Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research

Institute Archives closed to research use Aug. 22 through Sept.9Assistance will still be available online and by phone

In Profile: Kenneth OyeA political scientist aims to help governments assess the potential risks of new technologies.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory wins four 2011 R&D 100 AwardsAwards recognize innovations in imaging technology, radar sensors, computing and biology.

Award-winning game explores puzzling dreamsMIT game wins Kongregate award, to receive 1 million free ad impressions

President Hockfield stresses innovation in speech to U.S. governors‘Lasting economic growth emerges from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology,’ she says.