In the Media

"A seven metric ton particle detector parked for over a year on the International Space Station (ISS) aims to establish whether there is an unseen 'dark universe' woven into the cosmos, the scientist leading the project said on Wednesday."

"Astronomers have discovered an alien solar system whose planets are arranged much like those in our own solar system, a find that suggests most planetary systems start out looking the same, scientists say."

"Clinton singled out MIT for the 'best technology transfer program in the country,' saying that the university allows start-ups to use technology developed there for free in exchange for a piece of the company."

"EdX, a joint venture established this spring by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University to offer free online classes, is getting a high-profile West Coast partner: the University of California, Berkeley."

"This fall, edX will offer seven MOOCs: artificial intelligence and software engineering from Berkeley, computer science and biostatistics and epidemiology from Harvard, and an introduction to solid state chemistry and an introduction to computer science and programming from M.I.T., along with another round of the circuits course it offered as a prototype."

"But actual contact between charger and device was required until 2006, when Marin Soljačić, a professor at MIT, demonstrated that he could light a lamp from a distance of six feet without a power cord."

"Researchers at MIT used real traveler patterns, geographical information and airport waiting times to predict what U.S. airports are most likely to spread an epidemic from its origin."

"When the next outbreak of Sars or Swine flu hits, New York's John F Kennedy airport and Los Angeles's airports will likely be the key spreaders of disease, according to a new study."

"'We really want to expand and add universities,' said Anant Agarwal, who leads the edX project and who is director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. 'Berkeley is the first one, the first of many.'"

"Unveiled last week in Delhi by Abhijit Banerjee, a famous economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (who called himself a 'cheerleader' for the project), along with Jairam Ramesh, an Indian cabinet minister, the blog gives economists (and other academics) in India and beyond a chance to write for non-expert readers."

"Despite the cancellation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder telescope, astrobiologists are modeling possible chemical biomarkers that could be used to detect indicators of life on newfound worlds."

"The thick, hazy atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest natural satellite, hides a complex moon with a perplexing geological past, a new study finds."

"In a study released last week from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), based in Cambridge, engineers show through computer modeling how major international US airports might contribute to the spread of contagious disease during the early days of an epidemic."

"Viewed from outside the ivory tower, a dispute among economists over ethanol’s impact on gasoline prices might be expected to proceed in a genteel manner. Instead, the debate has bubbled over."

"A folding electric microcar with “robot” wheels—largely developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology —has moved a step closer to reality, as a Spanish consortium has announced it will be building 20 prototypes, with minor variations, by the end of the year."