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3 Questions: Kosta Tsipis on nuclear proliferation

In this installment of "3 Questions" Kosta Tsipis, former director of MIT's Program in Science and Technology for International Security, discusses the threats posed by nuclear proliferation. February 3, 2009

Far from perfect

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science and head of MIT's Department of Political Science, examines issues of voting security. October 27, 2008

MIT engineers mass-produce smell receptors in lab

MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the lab, paving the way for the creation of "artificial noses." Such devices could be used to detect drugs and explosives as well as to understand the molecular basis of smell. September 29, 2008

Examining cargo at the atomic level

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents might benefit from technology developed by an MIT professor, which could enable screeners to examine the contents of a cargo container for radiological or nuclear material without having to open the container. September 24, 2008

MIT panel to address foreign challenges

Tough questions confronting the next American president will be discussed by MIT scholars from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in a roundtable discussion on "Foreign Policy and the Next U.S. Administration: America's Defining Moment." September 16, 2008

Solutions-driven culture draws Fallon to MIT

He has been in all the world's hot spots in the last 40 years -- both as soldier and commander -- and now Admiral William J. Fallon brings his hands-on experience and wide-ranging knowledge to MIT's Center for International Studies. September 2, 2008

MIT software aims to thwart cyber hackers

In response to the chronic cyber threat of hackers, MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers are developing a software tool to identify the most vulnerable points in a computer network, allowing administrators to focus on those rather than the whole network. August 27, 2008

Lincoln Lab tests new satellite communications

The enhanced capabilities of a new global satellite communications system were successfully tested recently by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, representing a major step forward in improving U.S. Department of Defense communications around the world. July 28, 2008

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