Bloomberg
"The U.S. needs standards to guard against cyber attacks on power lines that run to homes and businesses, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report."
In the Media
Reuters
"In a report on the future of the U.S. electric grid, through 2030, the team recommended that the federal agency should work with industry and have the appropriate regulatory authority to enhance cybersecurity preparedness, response and recovery."
The Boston Globe
"Students from St. Mark's School claim to have broken the record for folding paper at MIT Sunday using more than 10 miles of toilet paper."
CNN Money
"Efforts to modernize the U.S. electric grid in recent years have emerged in the form of a hodgepodge of pilot projects, the installation of new technology and hefty financial backing from the U.S. government and private investors."
The New York Times
"The Internet isn’t really a technology. It’s a belief system, a philosophy about the effectiveness of decentralized, bottom-up innovation. And it’s a philosophy that has begun to change how we think about creativity itself."
The New York Times
"When people hear that I work on quantum computing — one of the most radical proposals for the future of computation — their first question is usually, 'So when can I expect a working quantum computer on my desk?'”
The Boston Globe
"But that’s the kind of bookish lyricism you get when Harvard and MIT professors hang out with a hip-hop superstar nicknamed 'The Genius.'"
Boston Herald
"Three MIT computer science majors were in the coding thick of it at Facebook yesterday as they competed in an overnight, 24-hour hackathon."
The Economist
"One of the chief ways in which intelligence presses forward is through innovation, which is now recognised as one of the most important contributors to economic growth."
The New York Times
"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an algorithm to predict when an oncoming vehicle would be likely to run a red light."
The Boston Globe
"MIT’s proposed new development has the potential to transform Kendall Square into a vibrant dynamic place where the activity at the ground is as cutting-edge as the science above." -Cambridge City Manager, Robert Healy
Forbes
"The good news the AMP committee (Advanced Manufacturing Partnership) presented is the improvement over the past few years in manufacturing job growth."
The Boston Globe
"What will happen to ARPA-E in 2012 and beyond, given the battles in D.C. over deficit reduction, and the possibility that a 'sequestering' mechanism could impose across-the-board budget cuts?"
Scientific American
"Students are busy – there is a lot of excellent stuff to highlight this week."
USA Today
"American Airlines' bankruptcy filing will have little immediate impact in Phoenix given the airline's limited roster of flights, but the long-term ripple effects could be huge if the company's exit plan involves a merger."