Research

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.

Jacopo Buongiorno wins Landis Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011

Don’t show, don’t tell?Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.

MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaborationJoint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo

Researchers redefine the old ‘scratch test’The centuries-old test for strength actually determines fracture resistance of materials.

Lincoln Laboratory turns 60Recognition Day honors laboratory's contributions to the nation

New Endeavour for an MIT experimentSpace shuttle propels MIT-led Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.

Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structuresMIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.

Tracking the flow of knowledgeStudy shows scientists’ location influences how widely their work is read and used for innovations.

Stubbe wins faculty’s Killian AwardHonor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring

Recognizing outstanding undergraduate research2011 UROP Awards and Eloranta Research Fellowship Recipients named

Which technologies get better faster?New analysis helps predict which new systems will be on a fast track to improvements in performance.

Looking beyond EnglishMIT professor uses linguistics in an ESL classroom to teach scientific principles, empower a new generation of critical thinkers.

Paola Cappellaro: a quantum engineer on the frontier of knowledgeSpotlight on Women in Nuclear Science and Engineering

Thousands spend Saturday at MIT‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.

Origami: Not just for paper anymoreDNA, folded into complex shapes, could have a big impact on nanotechnology.

Come explore MIT'Under the Dome,' the Institute's first open house in more than 30 years, features blimp races, the science of ice cream, a flying car and more.