Technology and society
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
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
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