Category: Engineering

OA research in the news: MIT scientists ain’t afraid of no ghost

OA research in the news: MIT scientists ain’t afraid of no ghost

Several MIT researchers had a hand in boosting the “geek cred” of characters in this summer’s Ghostbusters reboot. Physics faculty members Janet Conrad and...

Scholarly communication
Even more IET eBooks

Even more IET eBooks

37 years of books on topics central to MIT research and teaching

It’s always newsworthy when 37 years of a publisher’s books become available online to MIT, especially if the content is central to much of...

Science

Use ENGnetBASE material in MITx courses

No permission needed for use of 'reasonable portions' based on Libraries' contract

The MIT Libraries have signed a contract with Taylor & Francis that allows for use of material from the CRC ENGnetBASE engineering e-book collection in MITx...

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OA research in the news: Why women leave engineering

Studies show that engineering is the most gender-segregated of all science and technology fields, from college classes to the workplace. Explanations for this tend to...

Engineering

Can Computers be Feminist? Procedural Politics and Computational Creativity

June 14, 2016 12 - 1 pm

A brown bag discussion with Gillian Smith

Join the Program on Information Science for a brown bag talk, Can Computers be Feminist? Procedural Politics and Computational Creativity. Discussant Gillian Smith will examine...

Humanities
OA research in the news: A cheap, fast test for the Zika virus

OA research in the news: A cheap, fast test for the Zika virus

Researchers at MIT and other universities have developed a cheap, fast test to diagnose the Zika virus, which is spread by infected mosquitoes and...

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TAIR brings Arabidopsis Thaliana data to you

TAIR brings Arabidopsis Thaliana data to you

Search for genetic and molecular data

Many of you will already know the key plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the first plant to have its genome sequenced. But did you know MIT Libraries...

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Looking to manage your active research and data? Try LabArchives

Looking to manage your active research and data? Try LabArchives

Electronic Lab Notebooks help researchers better document and track their work

Looking for a more robust way to keep track of your research data, collaborate within a research group, and share resources across group members...

Science
Why not Ask Us? It’s April!

Why not Ask Us? It’s April!

It's a great time to use one of our best services

Let’s face it: the last half of the spring semester is here, papers are due, assignments need to be completed. The time seems right...

Humanities