October 22, 2012 MIT researchers find that lubricated, nanotextured surfaces improved performance of condensers in power and desalination plants.
October 22, 2012 Protein-labeling technique allows high-resolution visualization of molecules inside cells.
October 19, 2012 A new study shows that an expanded Heathrow Airport would lead to 100 more pollution-related early deaths annually in the U.K. by 2030.
October 18, 2012 New 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.
October 17, 2012 MIT political scientist and voting expert Charles Stewart weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
October 16, 2012 Neuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.
October 12, 2012 An MIT team applies technology developed for visual ‘cloaking’ to enable more efficient transfer of electrons.
October 11, 2012 A new MIT study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer’s spread through the body.
October 10, 2012 Researchers believe that information theory — the discipline that gave us digital communication — can explain differences between human languages.
October 9, 2012 Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.