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A paper solar cell circuit is shown powering an LCD clock when illuminated. The entire integrated paper photovoltaic is then fed through a roll-to-roll office laser-jet printer. The resulting ink spells MIT on the device side of the paper array, which then continues to power the LCD clock. The ...
OrigaMIT is MIT's original origami club, which exists to promote, practice and teach origami folding, analysis and design.
Sometimes the fastest pathway from point A to point B is not a straight line: for example, if you're underwater and contending with strong and shifting currents.
Jellyfish-inspired device that rapidly and efficiently captures cancer cells from blood samples could enable better patient monitoring.
Nobel Prize in Economics Press Conference with winner Peter Diamond
A swatch of MIT's new material for absorbing oil and other organic pollutants removes gasoline (dyed blue) from a dish of water. Full storyVideo courtesy Francesco Stellacci, MIT, and Nature Nanotechnology
Researchers have developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating movement or detecting an odor.
New research has demonstrated for the first time that when inserted into a pool of liquid, nanowires naturally draw the liquid upward in a thin film that coats the surface of the wire.
Michael Strano and Daniel Heller discuss a new nanosensor and its applications
In this video, flaps of a polymer sheet are folded into a corner of a cube. An external magnetic field interacts with a current flowing through wires embedded in the sheet, causing the sheets to fold up. Read the full story at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/nano-origami-0224.html
In this video, flaps of a polymer sheet are folded into a corner of a cube. An external magnetic field interacts with a current flowing through wires embedded in the sheet, causing the sheets to fold up.
A mysterious phenomenon detected by space probes has finally been explained, thanks to a massive computer simulation that was able to precisely align with details of the spacecraft observations.
Aiming for breakthroughs in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and other major illnesses, MIT and the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc. held a formal groundbreaking for a new, multidisciplinary research center to be built on MIT property in the Kendall Square neighborhood. The ...
A team of MIT researchers has found a coating that outperforms others not only in preventing foggy buildups, but also in maintaining good optical properties without distortion.
A penny-sized rocket thruster, designed by MIT's Paulo Lozano, may soon power the smallest satellites in space.
When anthropologist Stefan Helmreich decided to study scientists who chase some of the world's smallest creatures in some of the world's most forbidding places, his research took an unexpected twist. An interview with Helmreich on why the ocean can be so "alien." View ...
When anthropologist Stefan Helmreich decided to study scientists who chase some of the world's smallest creatures in some of the world's most forbidding places, his research took an unexpected twist.
The Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) is a volunteer mentoring program for MIT students seeking to foster their holistic development along both academic and nonacademic dimensions. Run by the Office of Minority Education, the MAP program is designed to help first-year ...
A time-lapse video showing members of MIT's Electric Vehicle Team working on the conversion of a car and a motorcycle from conventional gasoline power to all-electric operation. The conversions used batteries donated by MIT spinoff company A123 Systems.
A Brass Rat — MIT's class ring — was returned to the United States with the effects of a Marine killed in combat who had no connection to the Institute. Help us find the solider, or family of the soldier, whose ring this is.
MITEI is an Institute-wide initiative designed to help transform the global energy system.
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The mission of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation is to bring students, faculty, and staff together in educational ...
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The arts at MIT connect creative minds across disciplines and encourage a lifetime of exploration and self-discovery.
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