Bits (New York Times)
"Instead of assembly lines, what if manufacturing moved to self-assembly lines?"
In the Media
The New York Times
"A study of a rare gene mutation that protects people against Alzheimer’s disease provides the strongest evidence yet that excessive levels of a normal brain substance, beta amyloid, are a driving force in the disease — bolstering hopes that anti-amyloid drugs already under development might alter the disease’s course or even prevent it."
CBS News
"Gihan Amarasiriwardena, Aman Advani, Kit Kichey, and Kevin Rustagi - collectively known as the Ministry of Supply - have a history working in futuristic fashion."
Forbes
"Cambrian Innovation, a company founded by Matt Silver while completing an MIT Engineering Systems PhD, has figured out a way to cut the amount of energy needed to treat wastewater."
The Huffington Post
"A prominent economist says big banks have 'hijacked' the political process and now have 'a leading driver's seat' in determining financial regulation."
US News & World Report
"A daily drink combining several nutrients appears to help people with early Alzheimer's disease improve their memory, a new study suggests."
The Huffington Post
"The presidents of 122 American universities signed a letter addressed to President Obama and four other government officials requesting the creation of new legislature that would change the current policy surrounding international student visas."
The Boston Globe
"The focus on efficiency is being driven by the increasing need for more computing power, which can be expensive, said Claude Canizares, vice president for research and associate provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
New Scientist
"Technology has long promised a revolution in 'smart medicine', allowing painful pokes and prods to be replaced with faster, more accurate and non-invasive ways of diagnosing a range of diseases."
Reuters
"The Syrian people should be left to choose their leader in elections due in 2014 and until then countries should avoid aggravating the bloodshed by interfering on the ground, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (-an MIT alum-) said on Monday."
CNN
"According to the NRC, (MIT alum Allison) Macfarlane is the third woman to lead the agency and the only member with a background in geology to serve on the commission."
The Wall Street Journal
"Employees at the General Electric Co. plant here are working on a tricky problem: how to mass produce parts from materials so new to jet engines, and so fragile to work with, that they must first learn by hand how to build them."
CNN
"Imagine the top three things that might make you happier and more productive at the office."
The New York Times
"The fate of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport may be a portent for other airports serving smaller cities around the United States."
Bloomberg
"On July 3, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve made public portions of the 'living wills' developed recently by major U.S. financial institutions. The documents are the first suggestions from those organizations of what they believe should happen when insolvency looms." -MIT's Simon Johnson