Technology and society
Reporter’s Notebook: Jules Verne, desperado?
December 10, 2009
MIT historian of science Rosalind Williams on the overlooked legacy of Jules Verne, anti-globalization visionary
3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen
December 9, 2009
The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of ‘Climategate’
Reporter’s Notebook: Emergency measures
December 9, 2009
For drowning surfers, fallen bicyclists and injured mountaineers, students in MIT’s 2.009 class devise products that could save lives.
Education Across Borders: The India Perspective
November 23, 2009
Feeling the way
November 23, 2009
Robotic device developed in MIT’s Touch Lab can help visually impaired people navigate around a virtual model of a real building.
Detailed explanation of how the voting encryption system works
November 13, 2009
“Diagnosing” the U.S. health care system: in Soundings Magazine
November 9, 2009
The U.S. health system has been ranked second in the world in expenditures — and 38th in the world for performance. What's going on?
Blowin' in the wind
November 4, 2009
Students bring wind-speed monitoring equipment to campus to evaluate potential sites for a wind turbine.
Will Innovation Still be Made in America?
October 30, 2009
Norm Augustine: The Mysterious Field of Engineering Systems
October 20, 2009
Tish Scolnik ’10 selected as one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women
October 19, 2009
The October issue of Glamour Magazine has named 2009 Truman Scholar Tish Scolnik as one of their Top 10 College Women, recognizing her work on mobility issues for the disabled.
3 Questions: Vincent Lépinay on bankers unleashed
October 6, 2009
An MIT anthropologist, who studies financial practices, discusses how ever-changing banking tools baffle regulators.
Of note: 2009 Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics
October 5, 2009
The Red Sox' swing doctor
October 5, 2009
Slumping sluggers could soon get help from MIT Media Lab researchers.
David Mindell of STS wins book prize for Digital Apollo
September 22, 2009
In Profile: Maria Zuber
September 18, 2009
Planetary scientist is driven by the thrill of exploring uncharted territory
Concentrating emissions
September 17, 2009
Ahmed Ghoniem of mechanical engineering leads an MIT effort to make coal plants cleaner by using a pressurized combustion system to capture carbon dioxide.
Fish and chips
August 24, 2009
New robots mimic fish's swimming and could explore areas where traditional underwater autonomous vehicles can't currently go.
Breaking the law, at the nanoscale
July 29, 2009
Bringing objects close together can boost radiation heat transfer, according to new study that shows breakdown in Planck's law
'Crazy minds, able hands'
July 10, 2009
MIT's problem-solving design summit moves to developing world
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
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