MIT President Emeritus Paul E. Gray has been named the recipient of the 2010 IEEE Founders Medal in recognition of his "exemplary career of leadership in education, research and public policy," the IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, recently announced.
Researchers in MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories are making the case for using exotic materials to help microchips keep improving.
MIT was named winner of the Software in Design Innovation Award at the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Innovation Awards 2009 on Nov. 25 in London.