research newsNew tools enable large-scale gene studiesA molecular library created by a research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard promises to accelerate scientists' understanding of the genetics behind cancer and many biological processes. April 7 Researchers build tiny batteries with virusesMIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small "nanowire" structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries. April 7 Grad student judges walkability of citiesDeveloping cities need to do more to address the needs of pedestrians, according to MIT graduate student Holly Krambeck, who is working on a walkability ranking system for cities. March 31 Nobelist unravels smell at Picower symposiumVanilla, camphor, lavender and skunk: How do mammals differentiate such odors with precision and translate the information into behavior? Nobel laureate Linda B. Buck gave a March 26 keynote address on the subject of "Unravelling Smell" at the MIT symposium "New Frontiers in Brain Science -- from Molecules to Mind." March 29 Studies link cancer, inflammatory diseaseThe biological processes underlying diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer are fundamentally linked, and should be linked in how they are treated with drugs, a series of MIT studies indicates. March 29 Scientists show that children think like scientistsEven preschoolers approach the world much like scientists: They are convinced that perplexing and unpredictable events can be explained, according to an MIT brain researcher's study in the April issue of Child Development. March 24 Researchers: Plankton swap genes in oceanNew evidence from open sea experiments shows there's a constant shuffling of genetic endowments going on among tiny plankton, and the "coinage" they use seems to be a flood of viruses, MIT scientists report. March 23 Building a better wheelchairA graduate student in mechanical engineering spent last summer assessing wheelchair technology and availability in Tanzania -- a country where only 3 percent of those who need a wheelchair can get one. March 21 MIT device may speed up space communicationsMIT researchers have developed a tiny light detector that may allow for super-fast broadband communications over interplanetary distances. Currently, even still images from other planets are difficult to retrieve. March 20 Chinese scholar earns fellowship to explore raceAn MIT professor of foreign languages and literature whose research focuses on pre-modern Chinese ideas about race has won a Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for 2007-2008. March 17 |
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