Researchers develop basic computing elements for bacteria
Sensors, memory switches, and circuits can be encoded in a common gut bacterium.
Major step for implantable drug-delivery device
MIT spinout signs deal to commercialize microchips that release therapeutics inside the body.
Researchers develop a new means of killing harmful bacteria
Engineered particles are capable of producing toxins that are deadly to targeted bacteria.
School of Engineering awards for 2015
Awards were given to outstanding faculty, and graduate, and undergraduate students.
Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells
Hydrogen peroxide produced by some bacteria causes DNA double-strand breaks, cell suicide.
Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship celebrates 50 years
New cohort of fellows to carry on humanitarian tradition at MIT.
Freshly squeezed vaccines
Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines.
Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works
Edward Boyden develops techniques to study the brain, and how it operates, in finer detail.
Newly tenured engineers
Thirteen tenure appointments are made in seven of eight academic departments in the School of Engineering.
Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
Inspiring a new generation of women in nuclear science and engineering
2015 Rising Stars in Nuclear Science and Engineering Symposium highlights outstanding new work and celebrates women in the field.
MIT and Kuwait University researchers awarded $5.5 million for work on next-generation desalination systems
Funding sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment.
Sangeeta Bhatia wins $250,000 Heinz Award
Bhatia is recognized for her work in tissue engineering, disease detection, and advocacy for women in STEM.