Current Issue: Fall 2011
COVER STORY: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology — which emerged as a field about 25 years ago — now has an impact that will one day rival that of electricity, transistors, antibiotics, and the Internet — thanks in part to MIT research.
A Letter from the President
Nanoscale Innovation
Smooth Sailing
A major gift from Terry Kohler will allow for smooth sailing this spring as the Institute celebrates the 75th anniversary of MIT Sailing.
Freeing the Mind
Prof. Craig Wilder teaches American Colonial History to inmates at a maximum-security prison in upstate New York.
Saving Wildlife
Donors make it possible for Daniela Yuschenkoff, a sophmore and six-year volunteer at the San Francisco Zoo, to fulfill a dream.
Gift to Others
John and Jacque Jarve of Atherton, California, who established a scholarship to change lives, are a long distance from the life John long ago left behind.
Deworming the World
Kristin Forbes, co-founder of Deworm the World, is helping to boost school populations in developing countries.
Sensing the Unseen
Heather Paxson and Stefan Helmreich offer a yearlong seminar on sensing the unseen world — from invisible toxic chemicals to echoes to fleeting tastes.
A Wish to Heal the World
Elisha Goodman is enabling people to grow their own food, allowing them to become more self-reliant, healthy, and whole.
Front Runner
Portia Jones is the most talented athlete in the history of MIT Women’s Track and Field.
