Popular Science
"A new DNA-based logic circuit can sense the signs of cancer, compute that a cell is cancerous, and then cause it to self-destruct, researchers say."
In the Media
Nature
"Publication of the genome of the North American green anole lizard has filled a yawning genome-sequence gap in the animal lineage."
Bloomberg
"Mandarin speakers can gain an advantage in doing business in China, (MIT's Leigh) Hafrey said."
The Wall Street Journal
"Imagine you’ve got a chemistry test coming up on Monday. On Sunday, you lounge around the house, electrodes attached to your head. At some point a text appears on your phone: 'Your brain is primed for learning.'”
The New York Times
"Today, our most important task is to restart this virtuous cycle of invention and manufacturing." -Susan Hockfield
CNN
"Rather than seen as trash, plastic bottles are now being viewed as a cheap and sustainable way to light homes."
Economist
"On average there are 12 mid-air collisions between small aircraft in America every year, causing 19 deaths—and a lot more near misses."
Forbes
"Is it better to pursue a single bottom line, or do shareholders benefit more when a company supports the 'triple bottom line' that includes people, the planet, and profits?" -Caroline Flammer
MSNBC
"Draper Lab group has partnered on a spacesuit project with scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They plan to first create a prototype for a spacesuit arm by 2012."
Nature
"The Moon's face is an open book, but its deeper nature is still a mystery."
Scientific American
"An experimental system called SignalGuru uses a network of smartphones in cars to minimize driver stops and starts."
Slate
"Then, the app tells you how fast you should drive to avoid hitting red lights, leading to a smoother ride, less gas used, and fewer emissions. SignalGuru works best on a timed light-changing system. During a test in Massachusetts, drivers who used SignalGuru reduced gas consumption by 20 percent."
Wired
"This provides a much more comfortable way of creating a 3D ear map. The idea was initially developed in an MIT lab presided over by Doug Hart."
Wired
"Cambridge crude n.-
A liquid fuel for powering electric cars. Invented in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by MIT researchers, the black, rechargeable slurry of pulverized electrodes in battery fluid can be pumped into an electric vehicle, replenishing its energy supply in minutes."
Boston.com
"The map he used was produced with Sourcemap, a local start-up that combines mapping software with carbon footprint information to help people track the carbon used to produce the things they eat, use, and wear."