In the Media

"Spiders’ silk has been the envy of materials engineers for decades. Its combination of flexibility and durability has been difficult to match with even the most advanced technology."

"However well-intentioned, striving to create the appearance of colorblindness by sidestepping the specter of race can be more of an obstacle than an asset to good management practice."

"Research into how iron, copper, zinc and other metals work in the brain may help unlock some of the secrets of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's."

"The aging of America may be good for the U.S. labor market."

"Facebook is preparing to go public in the biggest tech IPO since Google. But what does that mean for its users – and its rivals?"

"Creating an environment that allows small companies to proliferate and hire has taken on an increased importance in the national political agenda."

"Valentine's Day is around the corner. But before you chalk it up to a greeting card holiday, consider this: There's actually some real science behind those feelings of romance and affection."

"Using stem cells to create liver-like cells for laboratory research may advance efforts to find out why people respond differently to hepatitis C infection, scientists say."

"During the past two weeks, six teams of students, doctors, engineers, product designers, computer programmers, and entrepreneurs have been developing prototypes of inventions designed to help patients take control of their health."

"In describing the Transition, we use the phrase 'roadable aircraft' instead of 'flying car' to help set expectations for what it is and how it will be used."

"For the last three days, 2,500 of the world’s leaders convened to discuss global poverty, political upheaval, climate change and whatever else keeps them up at night."

"Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and RWTH Aachen University in Germany have come up with an improved design for the giant mirrors that focus the sun's heat in the new generation of 'concentrating solar power' plants."

"MIT graduate student Kayla Menard is among those who wants her voice to be heard screaming. She was sending a text from her 3-month-old iPhone while waiting for a train at Boston's Park Street Station last month when someone snatched it from her hand and ran."

"Rents in the Boston area hit record highs in the last quarter of 2011, pushed up by increased demand and declining inventory, maintaining the region’s reputation as one of the country’s most expensive places to live."

"Yesterday, I moderated a panel on 'The Future of Economics.' The panel included two Nobel laureates in economics – Peter Diamond of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Joe Stiglitz of Columbia."