Research
MIT tops engineering and technology world rankings
July 6, 2011
Institute ranks first on list in six categories
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Staff, Students
Said and Done
July 4, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011
MIT strengthens ties with France for energy research
June 30, 2011
France-MIT Forum on Energy unveils new joint laboratory, explores other potential collaborations.
Also labeled: Civil and environmental engineering, Collaboration, Energy, Industry, Global, MISTI, Political science
Don’t show, don’t tell?
June 30, 2011
Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.
MIT and Skolkovo Foundation announce collaboration
June 18, 2011
Joint effort to establish graduate research university in Russia as part of new innovation city of Skolkovo
Also labeled: Collaboration, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global, MIT Administration, Russia, Skolkovo, Provost
De Weck and co-authors win best paper award
June 17, 2011
Research grew out of multi-year collaboration between MIT and Xerox
Researchers redefine the old ‘scratch test’
June 2, 2011
The centuries-old test for strength actually determines fracture resistance of materials.
Also labeled: Cement, Civil and environmental engineering, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Students
Lincoln Laboratory turns 60
May 25, 2011
Recognition Day honors laboratory's contributions to the nation
New Endeavour for an MIT experiment
May 25, 2011
Space shuttle propels MIT-led Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
Emeritus: A better way to see molecular structures
May 23, 2011
MIT chemist John Waugh made NMR spectroscopy an indispensable tool for studying proteins and other large molecules.
Tracking the flow of knowledge
May 19, 2011
Study shows scientists’ location influences how widely their work is read and used for innovations.
Stubbe wins faculty’s Killian Award
May 18, 2011
Honor recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment; winner delivers lecture in the spring
Recognizing outstanding undergraduate research
May 18, 2011
2011 UROP Awards and Eloranta Research Fellowship Recipients named
Which technologies get better faster?
May 17, 2011
New analysis helps predict which new systems will be on a fast track to improvements in performance.
Also labeled: Business development, Energy, Engineering Systems, Manufacturing, Technology and society
Looking beyond English
May 5, 2011
MIT 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 knowledge
May 3, 2011
Spotlight on Women in Nuclear Science and Engineering
Thousands spend Saturday at MIT
April 30, 2011
‘Under the Dome’ showcases discovery and innovation; first open house in decades.
MIT CBI announces latest round of grants through the Sanofi-aventis Biomedical Innovation Program
April 27, 2011
MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation awards more than $1.1 million for 5 projects.
Origami: Not just for paper anymore
April 27, 2011
DNA, folded into complex shapes, could have a big impact on nanotechnology.
Come explore MIT
April 26, 2011
'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.
Said and Done
April 21, 2011
Humanities, arts and social sciences digest for April 2011
Flying like the birds
April 9, 2011
Multidisciplinary university research initiative, led by a CSAIL researcher, is developing a bird-sized UAV.
Tenenbaum wins Troland Award
April 4, 2011
National Academy of Science award honors young investigators.
A celebration of women in science and engineering
April 1, 2011
Symposium highlights the work and accomplishments of women at MIT and beyond.
2011 NSE Doctoral Research Expo
March 23, 2011
Carbon leakage
March 18, 2011
New report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and the Policy of Global Change analyzes the impact of border carbon adjustments.
Improv game puts the role-playing back in RPG
March 17, 2011
“Improviso” develops AI research by asking players to take on actual roles.
A 3-D landscape of sound
March 16, 2011
Award-winning composer Keeril Makan shares his distinctive creative process with MIT students
Also labeled: Arts, Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, FAST festival, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), MIT150, Music
Engineering, management programs excel in graduate rankings
March 15, 2011
MIT leads the way in several disciplines in U.S. News and World Report's annual list
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