In 2001, the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics announced that after 10 years of work at a cost of some $400 million, they had completed a draft sequence of the human genome. Today, sequencing a human genome is something that a single researcher can do in a couple of weeks for less than $10,000. […]
New chip captures power from multiple sources
Researchers at MIT have taken a significant step toward battery-free monitoring systems — which could ultimately be used in biomedical devices, environmental sensors in remote locations and gauges in hard-to-reach spots, among other applications. Previous work from the lab of MIT professor Anantha Chandrakasan has focused on the development of computer and wireless-communication chips that […]
Dresselhaus, Graybiel, Luu receive 2012 Kavli Prizes
Kavli award winners, from left, Mildred Dresselhaus, Ann Graybiel and Jane LuuPhotos (L to R): Dominick Reuter; Kent Dayton; Kavli Institute Three MIT researchers — Mildred Dresselhaus, Ann Graybiel and Jane Luu — are among seven pioneering scientists worldwide named today as this year’s recipients of the Kavli Prizes. These prizes recognize scientists for their […]
Cloud Top takes top $100K competition prize
This year’s MIT $100K Business Plan Contest drew a record 240 teams to compete for the coveted grand prize: $100,000 to start a business venture or market a new product. On Tuesday evening, eight finalists pitched their ideas to a capacity crowd in Kresge Auditorium — and while only one team walked away with the […]
A new look at prolonged radiation exposure
A new study from MIT scientists suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative. The study, led by Bevin Engelward and Jacquelyn Yanch and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that when mice were exposed to radiation doses about 400 times […]