Electrical engineering and electronics

Turning windows into powerplantsNew technology from MIT could enable a building’s windows to generate power, without blocking the view.

Information AgeAs part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.

Two current students, three alumni win Soros fellowships

A celebration of women in science and engineeringSymposium highlights the work and accomplishments of women at MIT and beyond.

The birth of electrical engineeringThe creation of the first electrical-engineering curriculum may have said as much about MIT’s educational philosophy as it did about the pace of innovation.

Four professors named MacVicar fellowsSanyal, Schuh, Verghese and Winston honored for undergraduate teaching excellence

A difference makerVannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.

Professor Eric Grimson named next chancellorCurrent head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to succeed Phillip L. Clay.

Kenneth Olsen, MIT Corporation life member emeritus, dies at 84Institute alum, computer pioneer was co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.

New way to grow microwiresResearchers find simple, inexpensive method to produce silicon wires for sensors, batteries and solar cells.

Boning to serve as director of the MIT Masdar ProgramProfessor, associate head of EECS succeeds Moavenzadeh as head of the program.

Donald Troxel, longtime EECS professor, dies at 76Taught MIT's 6.111 course for many years

New hope for terahertzA laser that generates terahertz rays — which can detect explosives — operates at higher temperatures than some thought possible.

Five from MIT elected fellows of the American Physical Society

Collective memoryAn MIT project provides a way to preserve information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to a shared server.

How wise are crowds?By melding economics and engineering, researchers show that as social networks get larger, they usually get better at sorting fact from fiction.

Remembering Art Smith'Stabilizing force' was a counselor, advocate, friend and champion for students.

Tuning in to a new hearing mechanismFindings from MIT scientists could lead to hearing aids that mimic the ear’s ability to focus on particular frequencies.

7 win presidential early career honorsMIT has greatest number of recipients from a single institution.

Nerve-cell regeneration quest is fast trackedMicrochip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves, in live animals.

‘Express lanes’ for ionsBy aligning carbon nanotubes in electrodes, researchers boost performance.

Construction begins on high-performance computing centerPresident Hockfield joins Gov. Patrick and others at groundbreaking ceremony.

Four engineering students named Intel PhD fellowship recipientsMaterials science, EECS graduate students among 27 honored

5 from MIT win NIH awardsThe grants are designed to promote risky, innovative research with the potential to transform a field of study.

15 MIT students awarded DOE-funded Science Graduate FellowshipsAmong 150 students nationwide awarded fellowships in program's first year

RNA offers a safer way to reprogram cellsNew technique holds promise to revert cells to an immature state that can develop into any cell type.