Conversation with Lydia Villa-Komaroff
Conversation with Lydia Villa-Komaroff
Lydia Villa-Komaroff grew up in a large Mexican-American family in New Mexico. She received her PhD from the MIT Dept. of Biology, where she worked with David Baltimore and Harvey Lodish on Polio virus. She did her postdoctoral training at Harvard where she also worked with Walter Gilbert on ...
Conversation with the President: Strengthening MIT's Global ...
Conversation with the President: Strengthening MIT's Global Impact
President Reif discussed how MIT is realizing its potential as a university with global impact by fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, collaboration and diversity.
Conversation with the President: Transforming MIT's ...
Conversation with the President: Transforming MIT's educational experience
MIT President L. Rafael Reif discussed reinventing the residential research university for the future in light of rising costs and emerging online alternatives.
Happy 40th: Council for the Arts at MIT
Council for the Arts at MIT turns 40
Highlights the history for the Council for the Arts at MIT and looking toward the future.
Crash. Design. Rebuild.
Crash. Design. Rebuild: engineering design and rapid prototyping
During 2012 IAP, AeroAstro undergraduate students had seven days to redesign (and fly!) commercial, off-the-shelf, remote-controlled aircraft kits.
Cumulus, cirrus, stratus: what clouds say about climate ...
Cumulus, cirrus, stratus: what clouds say about climate change
What happens when particles in the atmosphere, especially manufactured ones, interact with water vapor and temperature to form clouds in a changing climate?
Darwin, Mice and Picky Peacocks
Darwin, Mice and Picky Peacocks
Natural selection at work.
Deciphering the Dariv
Deciphering the Dariv
Claire Bucholz, a Ph.D. candidate in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, studies rocks in an ancient subduction zone now lying in the heart of land-locked Mongolia. In particular, she has spent the last two summers, building an understanding of a unique island arc-related alkaline fractionation ...
How to move an asteroid
Deflecting an asteroid, with paintballs
How might one encourage the deflection of an asteroid headed toward Earth? The answer could be with a volley or two of space-launched paintballs.
Delivering large molecules to cells through tiny holes in ...
Delivering large molecules to cells through tiny holes in membranes
Researchers from MIT have now found a safe and efficient way to get large molecules through the cell membrane, by squeezing the cells through a narrow constriction that opens up tiny, temporary holes in the membrane.
Profile: Collin Stultz
Doing double duty: MIT's Collin Stultz
A computational biologist and physician, Collin Stultz takes a unique approach to studying diseases that could lead to new treatments.
Stephen Quake, $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize winner
Dr. Stephen Quake - 2012 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
Profile of Dr. Stephen Quake, winner of the 2012 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his revolutionary work in drug discovery, genome analysis and personalized medicine.
Drawing carbon nanotubes on paper
Drawing carbon nanotubes on paper
MIT postdoc Katherine Mirica has designed a new type of pencil lead in which graphite is replaced with a compressed powder of carbon nanotubes.
EdX: The Future of Online Education is Now
EdX: The Future of Online Education is Now
EdX is a not-for-profit joint venture between Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to offer online versions of their classes and those of other universities.
Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networker
Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networker
This MIT undergraduate is intent on leveraging her assets in some surprising ways, establishing a unique career track that combines nuclear engineering and diplomacy.
Electricity From Solar Cells
Electricity From Solar Cells
We all know that solar cells use the sun's light to create electricity, but how exactly does that happen? License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://k12videos.mit.edu/terms-conditions
Engineering Enzyme Pathways for Biofuel Development
Engineering Enzyme Pathways for Biofuel Development
Jingnan Lu's research focuses on converting carbon dioxide, an environmental pollutant, into biofuel. Here she explains how she engineers a carbon-storing microorganism into a biofuel production pathway.
ENGINEERyourHEALTH
ENGINEERyourHEALTH: Suppress Stress
ENGINEERyourHEALTH is an MIT awareness initiative dedicated to instilling the perception of health and wellness as a significance and priority.
ChemLab Boot Camp: Episode 1
Episode 1: Great Expectations | ChemLab Boot Camp
Meet the MIT freshmen signed up for 5.301