Issue: Winter 2011
Cover Photography: courtesy MIT Museum | © Andy Ryan
MIT’s Innovation Gene at Work
A discussion of a few of the turning points and contributions that have helped make MIT great.
General Anesthesia and the Brain
Dr. Emery Brown aims to solve a medical mystery.
Playing with Atoms
Martin Zwierlein works with the coldest matter in the universe - at temperatures more than a million times colder than interstellar space.
Custom-Made House
Larry Sass’s dream is to empower people to build their own neighborhoods.
Super Springs
Carol Livermore is among the pioneers of a new field.
Data-Driven Decisions
Economist Michael Greenstone provides the data people need to make critical decisions about climate change and energy supply.
A New Era in Cancer Research
World-changing integrative cancer research is now under way at MIT’s Koch Institute.
Educating Teachers
Eric Klopfer prepares undergrads to become science and math teachers in grades K-12.
Imprint on the World
Instead of a state school, Mat Peterson is at MIT thanks to MIT's OpenCourseWare.
Creating Leaders
Matt Rodriguez participates in an MIT program that combines leadership development with an MIT education.
Dream to Help Millions
Ryan Alexander researches microRNAs to determine their possible role as therapeutics for obesity and other diseases.
Solving World-Class Problems
Wennie Wang collaborated with 54 other students to help solve the problem of rising levels of carbon dioxide.
Delegating Computer Maintenance to the Internet Masses
Dina Katabi develops WikiDo, software that builds a database of automated solutions for every essential computer task.
The Future of Entrepreneurship
“’We’ve got a problem’ is music to my ears!” says Ed Roberts, long a driving force of innovation at MIT.
Bringing Electricity to Tanzania
Rhonda Jordan co-founded a company that connects low-income customers in East Africa to electricity through a battery swapping service.
MISTI
MIT’s primary international program connects students and faculty with research and innovation across the world.
New Center for MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan’s new building will unite faculty and students under one roof.
