by RLE at MIT | Feb 29, 2008 | News Links
MIT Professor Emeritus J. Francis Reintjes celebrated for his keen wit and unassuming but steadfast leadership in electrical engineering and computer science, passed away February 21, 2008 after a brief illness. «more» Related Links: Remembering J. Francis Reintjes,...
by RLE at MIT | Feb 29, 2008 | News Links
Could the ultracapacitor replace lithium ion in hybrids and plug-in vehicles? Our senior automotive editor already thinks the science adds up, but it’s in a tiny box at a messy lab that the future of automotive efficiency is taking a surprising turn toward extending...
by RLE at MIT | Feb 25, 2008 | Awards, News Links
Professors Mehmet Fatih Yanik and Martin W. Zwierlein of RLE have been awarded 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships which are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science. «more» Related Links:...
by RLE at MIT | Feb 16, 2008 | News Links
The strange world of quantum mechanics can provide a way to surpass limits in speed, efficiency and accuracy of computing, communications and measurement, according to research by MIT scientist Seth Lloyd. «more» Related Links: Turning ‘funky’ quantum mysteries into...
by RLE at MIT | Feb 13, 2008 | News Links
Last winter, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Director Martha Gray invited friends to join her for a Billy Collins poetry dinner. The evening would be styled after the famed haggis- and scotch-infused Robert Burns parties, she wrote in her invitation, only,...