MIT students are hoping to bask in the limelight of the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition as they move into the final round. One of seven finalist teams, SuperBright (also known as Advanced Photonic Solutions), shows off its flat panel display that provides 100-fold enhanced light intensity. The Sloan School students on the team are (left to right) Kenneth Parkhill, Stefan Schmitz and Luke Burns. The final awards will be held tonight in Kresge Auditorium at 7 p.m.
After an illustrious career at Idaho National Laboratory spanning three decades, Curtis Smith is now sharing his expertise in risk analysis and management with future generations of engineers at MIT.
Study reveals the drug, 5-fluorouracil, acts differently in different types of cancer — a finding that could help researchers design better drug combinations.
The scientists, who worked together as postdocs at MIT, are honored for their discovery of microRNA — a class of molecules that are critical for gene regulation.