MIT News: November/December 2009

Apollo's Rocket Scientists: Forty years ago, NASA put a man on the moon. But MIT did the steering.
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Breaking the Law at the Nanoscale: When objects get very close, Planck's law is violated.

Tagging the World: Micro labels are mega-informative.

Better-Targeted Pest Control: Sustainable protection for crops, buildings.

Robofish: Small swimming robots could aid underwater sensing and exploration.

A Solid Understanding: MIT engineers learn how to slow concrete creep to a crawl.

New Ideas for MIT: Institute-wide Planning Task Force releases preliminary report.

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The Shadow Realm: In Deciphering the Cosmic Number, Arthur I. Miller, PhD '65, examines the unlikely friendship between Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung

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Only Connect: Rebeca Hwang '02, MEng '03, has used network theory to bring clean water to the poor. Now her startup is linking innovators and entrepreneurs around the world.
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Military Alumni Unite: New affinity group promotes service, mentoring, education

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Falling, Unwinding, Cascading: MIT's post-Thanksgiving chain reaction.

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