Technology and society
A phone is not just a phone
July 2, 2009
Student projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world
Greenhouse gases made visible
June 22, 2009
Fed by MIT data, display shows extent of human-caused emissions
Cutting CO2 emissions from existing coal plants
June 19, 2009
MIT Energy Initiative report details findings of symposium, identifies next steps
Also labeled: Energy, Environment
Taking the heat off
June 16, 2009
Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in thermal material
Peeling stickers may lead way to stretchable electronics
June 15, 2009
New model enables precise design of damage-resistant materials
In space, past is prologue
June 12, 2009
Giant Leaps celebrates Apollo, looks to future missions.
Collaboration eyes computing boost for New England
June 11, 2009
Rooted at MIT, effort brings together state, industry, academia
Blocking termites' defense mechanisms
June 8, 2009
Targeting immune system may offer sustainable pest control method
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
To the moon, by way of MIT
June 3, 2009
Instrumentation Lab made Apollo landings possible 40 years ago
Drawing inspiration from nature to build a better radio
June 3, 2009
New radio chip mimics human ear, could enable universal radio
Going for broke
May 20, 2009
Professor says Vegas gambling machines designed to get people to 'play to extinction'
Also labeled: Humanities
A renaissance in logistics for economic growth
May 19, 2009
Finishing touches: New alloys offer alternative to chrome
May 19, 2009
Also labeled: Materials science
Dialect Detectives
April 16, 2009
System that distinguishes among variants in spoken languages could enhance automated machine translation
Also labeled: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
Q&A with Joseph Coughlin on AGNES and the AgeLab
April 14, 2009
How you feel the world impacts how you see it
April 9, 2009
Motion illusions reveal new insights into perception
Also labeled: Neuroscience
MIT spinoff gets Detroit contract
April 8, 2009
Chrysler selects A123Systems batteries for new line of electric and hybrid cars
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Materials science
Ishii makes the virtual tangible
April 6, 2009
A 'hands-on' approach to computers
Q&A with Richard Hynes on stem cell funding
March 18, 2009
Re-engineered battery material could lead to rapid recharging of many devices
March 11, 2009
Beltway for electrical energy solves long-standing problem
Lifting the ban
March 10, 2009
Hologram seminar probes past and future of 3-D imaging
March 10, 2009
The will to sustain
March 6, 2009
NAE meeting at MIT charts the future of transportation
Transportation, transformed
March 4, 2009
Multidisciplinary research will go way beyond the car
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