Biomedicine
Your Daily Digital Doctor
Advanced analysis of home medical data can offer continuous care for patients with diabetes and other life-threatening chronic diseases.
An Alternative Education
Moe Zimmerberg '79's curriculum-free school attracts students who want to take charge of their education.
X Marks the Spot for Jumbo DNA
Super-sized strands of the double helix molecule could act as a diagnostics marker-and may eventually open the way to tailor-made genetic systems.
Media Literacy Goes to School
We've wired our classrooms. Now what? Media Literacy education is needed, kindergarten through college. The question is what kind.
Blue Light, Red Light
A new method for detecting deadly pathogens within seconds could become a front-line defense against bioterrorism.
The Man behind the Monster
As scientific consultant for The Hulk, John Underkoffler developed a plausible explanation for the comic-strip character's researcher-to-green-creature transformation.
Computer-Enabled Democracy?
Technology's role in selecting public officials needn't be limited to the voting machines. But would you let a software agent tell you who to vote for?
Report from ETC: The Young and the Innovative
Up-and-coming researchers, technologists, and entrepreneurs convene at MIT to celebrate their achievements and reaffirm their hopes for the future.
Biotech and Medicine
The convergence of biology with computing and nanotechnology is yielding safer and more effective medicines.
