Technology

Advice for nations pursuing nuclear powerLady Barbara Judge delivers 12th Rose Lecture

How to predict the progress of technologyMIT researcher finds Moore’s Law and Wright’s Law best predict how technology improves.

Life in BASICNick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.

Flexible, light solar cells could provide new opportunitiesMIT researchers develop a new approach using graphene sheets coated with nanowires.

Final 2.009 projects make outdoor living betterFrom rescue beacons to rain shields for bicycles, student innovations offer ways to improve experiences out in the elements.

Deshpande Center celebrates 10 years of innovationHolds gala event for supporters, administrators, students, faculty and more.

Bringing the world to innovationWith up to $25 million in new USAID funding, MIT’s D-Lab will gain greater ability to help people in the developing world find their own solutions.

The state of the U.S. election systemNew report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.

Bits of buildings: How is computing changing the architect’s job?In a new book, an MIT researcher looks at the influence of high-tech simulations on the profession of architecture.

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prizeA record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

In search of new ways of producing nano-materialsKong’s research focuses on how to make and control novel forms of thin-film carbon.

The Civil War’s iron ageMIT historian David Mindell revisits the human experience on board one of history’s most famous warships.

MIT to host 2013 American Nuclear Society Student Conference

Engineering a safer worldWorkshop explores safety in nuclear power plants, occupational health, aviation and medicine.

DARPA administrators: Just make itAgency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.

When ‘consumer-innovators’ outspend firms on R&D