The Massachusetts Institute of Technology today released its 2009 Treasurer's Report. The report is available as a PDF online from the Office of the Vice President for Finance at http://vpf.mit.edu/gl_reports.
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.
By examining antigen architectures, MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine that may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint blockade treatments.
The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute.
New research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and selectivity that could inform design of water treatment systems.