Technology Review: May/Jun 2012

MIT News: January/February 2012

Standing Up for Manufacturing

In more than four decades at MIT, political scientist Suzanne Berger has shifted from studying French peasants to spearheading research on how to revive U.S. industry.
By Peter Dizikes

Pitch Perfect

An MIT summer camp that mixes math, physics, and baseball gets local middle-school boys excited about science.
By Kristina Bjoran, SM ’11

Wheels on the Ground

Emily Obert '11 has always seen herself as a problem solver. A paralyzing accident at the beginning of her senior year gave her an unexpected set of challenges to tackle.
By Jeffrey Guo ’11

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The Quest for a $1,000 House

First 1K House prototype built in China

Taking a Leaf from Nature's Book

One-piece photovoltaic system can produce fuel from sunlight

Good Vibrations

A new MEMS device generates energy from small movements

Controlling Inflammation

Technique for curbing inflammatory cells could help ward off heart disease and cancer

Alumnus Wins Nobel

Adam Riess '92 shares prize for physics

MIT's New Treasurer

Israel Ruiz, SM '01, succeeds Theresa Stone, SM '76

Seeing like Superman

Radar technology looks through solid walls

Meet the Author

A Foreign Concept

Overlooking civilian deaths in overseas wars

Seen on Campus

There Goes the Sun

Alumni Letters

Letters

My View

Opera, Remixed

My UROP in the Opera of the Future lab

1865

A Physicist Walks into a Bar ...

The storied past and uncertain future of the Muddy Charles

Alumni Connection

Building Community

Groups bond both students and alumni

Refreshed Infinite Connection Offers New Online Tools
Ask the Faculty

Real-time online interviews

Have You Voted Yet?

AASC election, call for alumni nominations

Alumni Profiles

James N. Hallock '63, SM '69, PhD '72

Research on air turbulence saves lives

Carol Mancke '75

Architect-artist found MIT inspirational

James Bellingham '84, SM '84, PhD '88

Monterey Bay Aquarium chief technologist brings ocean science to the public

Alan Pierson '96

Conductor weaves community into Brooklyn Orchestra events

Nori Yoshida '01, MNG '02

Entrepreneur focuses on social media

Nina Tandon, SM '06

Biomedical engineer uses electrical signals to grow beating heart tissue

Puzzle Corner

Puzzle Corner

Donor Profile

Anita Klaiman

Somerset, New Jersey

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