Junot Díaz named 2012 MacArthur fellow
Fiction Writer Junot Díaz: 2012 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and writing professor receives unrestricted $500,000 prize.
Manipulating microscopic magnetic beads at MIT
Manipulating microscopic magnetic beads at MIT
MIT researchers found that arc-shaped magnetic nanotracks could be used most effectively to control the motion of magnetic microbeads across the surface of a silicon wafer. By combining these arcs, they produced configurations such as this, with two "reservoir" rings ...
Mapping a building, automatically
Automatic building mapping could help emergency responders
MIT researchers describe a wearable sensor system that automatically creates a digital map of the environment through which the wearer is moving.
Neal Stephenson on the Future of Books and the Ubiquity of ...
Neal Stephenson on the Future of Books and the Ubiquity of Gadgets
Author Neal Stephenson discusses his views on the appeal of printed media and the recent developments in sci-tech that have captured his interest. This past spring, Jason Pontin, editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal ...
William O'Brien Jr. on winning the Rome Prize
Interview with William O'Brien Jr. about winning the Rome Prize
The assistant professor of architecture talks about winning the Rome Prize and what he intends to study while in Rome at the American Academy.
Meet Baxter, a New Kind of Industrial Robot
Meet Baxter, a New Kind of Industrial Robot
A smarter, safer new industrial robot could bring automation to new areas of manual work and help many U.S. manufacturers regain a competitive edge.
Getting (drugs) under your skin
Getting (drugs) under your skin
MIT engineers have found a way to enhance the permeability of the skin to drugs, making transdermal drug delivery more efficient.
TR Salon: Jack Dorsey Talks Technology
TR Salon: Jack Dorsey Talks Technology
At an MIT Technology Review event in San Francisco, the creator of Twitter and Square explains his guidelines for creating good technology.
In profile: Chris Zegras
Chris Zegras: Tackling transportation issues around the world
The associate professor of transportation and urban planning builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener.
Neal Stephenson on Predictions and Surprises
Neal Stephenson on Predictions and Surprises
The science-fiction author reflects on how real-world technology has been working out differently than he imagined in his novels. This past spring, Jason Pontin, editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, conducted a wide-ranging but informal conversation with science ...
Magnetically separating oil and water
Cleaning up oil spills with magnets
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up spills.
Jack Dorsey Talks Technology
Jack Dorsey Talks Technology
At an MIT Technology Review event in San Francisco, the creator of Twitter and Square explains his guidelines for creating good technology.
Robot building and barefoot running
Robot building and barefoot running with Russ Tedrake
Where other roboticists try to suppress the complex dynamics of mechanical systems, Russ Tedrake exploits them, to make control more efficient and versatile.
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Jeff Hoffman and Larry Young, of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, reflect on the life and legacy of Neil Armstrong
Satellite 'microthrusters'
MIT-designed microthrusters can propel small satellites
A penny-sized rocket thruster, designed by MIT's Paulo Lozano, may soon power the smallest satellites in space.
Growing the best implant tissue
Growing implant tissue on 3-D scaffolds
MIT researchers have now shown that implanted cells' therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold on which they are grown.
IT Insider with MIT Professor Sam Madden
IT Insider with MIT Professor Sam Madden
EMC TV is putting the spotlight on CSAIL’s new initiative bigdata@CSAIL, in a 30-minute piece on the station’s IT Insider show. Professor and CSAIL Principal Investigator Sam Madden chronicles the challenges and opportunities presented by the field and new research underway at ...
Powering a New Way of Life
Powering a New Way of Life
A non-profit in Myanmar (Burma) is using off-grid renewable energy technologies to supply electricity to remote communities.
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors
New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS.
Soft autonomous earthworm robot
Soft autonomous earthworm robot
Researchers have engineered a soft autonomous robot that moves via peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body, much like an earthworm.