"We are in a time when these two technologies are emerging, when we now have 3-D printers that can print with microscale resolution to create objects with virtually any pattern and any shape."
"Countries tend to cooperate on fiscal expansions, for example in the face of global recession, and government leaders are happy to communicate their plans in public and in private."
"The number of ways in which a grid can fail is really enormous. To understand the risks in the system, you have to have some understanding of what happens during a huge amount of different scenarios.”
"Boston might be the cradle of the next industrial revolution. Formlabs from MIT’s Media Lab is spearheading the 3-D printer revolution, and many start-ups are jumping on to the craze."
"The new planets completely fill up the habitable zone of Gliese 667C, as there are no more stable orbits in which a planet could exist at the right distance to it."
"The standard would increase the amount of capital the lenders must hold to 6 percent of total assets, regardless of their risk, according to four people with knowledge of the talks. That’s twice the level set by global banking supervisors."
"While there has been a lot of academic work done on meetings, our research is unique in that it is one of the first studies to use a data-driven approach to meeting analysis.”
"You can think of it like a three-dimensional photograph that uses lasers instead of everyday light. One laser is shined on the holographed object while another laser bypasses the object completely."
"A growing body of research suggests that the longer you keep your rear end in your chair and your eyes glued to your screen, the less productive you may be."
"Besides a digital face, the MIT-developed MACH has speech- and face-recognition tools, allowing it to pick up on behavior, then advise people on how to correct awkward behavior."