Fox News
"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has created a new material for military uniforms that can automatically repel chemical and biological agents -- and shed contaminated layers like a snakeskin."
In the Media
The Huffington Post
"Over the years, a multitude of programs have been proposed to tackle the problem of global poverty. Today, the effects of different approaches can be better evaluated, thanks to the powerful technologies now available for research and analytics."
Science
"This week, researchers analyzing spectral color data returned by the Dawn spacecraft can confirm that Vesta has mysteriously escaped eons of the kind of 'space weathering' that has aged the surface of other asteroids."
The Choice (New York Times)
"As the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy continues to disrupt the families who are struggling to recover, several colleges and universities have announced that they will extend their deadline for early admission applications."
Financial Times
"The Chinese government has dialled up its rhetoric on Japan’s control of a disputed chain of islands in a move likely to further inflame a dangerous standoff between Beijing and Tokyo."
The Boston Globe
"Ministry of Supply broke records to become the most successful fashion project to date on Kickstarter, but there are other Boston-based fashion businesses that have found success on the site, too."
New Scientist
"On display at the MIT List Visual Art Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, In the Holocene explores the work of artists traversing the 19th to 21st centuries, and makes a convincing case for art as an account of the world in and of itself."
Reuters
"'It's a hybrid storm, which combines some features of tropical hurricanes with some features of winter storms, that operate on quite different mechanisms,' said Kerry Emanuel, a professor of Atmospheric Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
Opinionator (New York Times)
"An analysis of recent polling data by Professor Persily and Andrea Campbell, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, documents a partisan gulf of startling dimension that has opened since the court issued its decision in the health-care case in late June."
TIME
"Hey wait, isn’t that a planet-killing asteroid in your sights? It could well be, if MIT student Sung Wook Paek’s idea sees light of day: spraying such an asteroid with a giant cloud of paint to knock it from its life-threatening course."
The Atlantic
"A swarm of umbrella-wielding folks coordinated an entire light show by watching a projection of an aerial video feed of the scene."
Boston.com
"The MIT Korean Students Association decided to film their own take on Psy's 'Gangnam Style' video with a Cambridge spin."
The New York Times
"The tax deduction for mortgage interest may not quite be the “third rail” of politics that Social Security is, but politicians on both sides have long been afraid to touch it."
Here & Now (WBUR)
"Whenever there’s an extreme weather event, from a hurricane to a record drought, the question always arises: Is it climate change?"
Forbes
"With millions of Baby Boomer drivers reaching retirement age, it’s an urgent priority to do something about the fact that vision is one of the first things to deteriorate as we age."