In the Media

"A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has figured out a way to deliver low cost solar energy at night as well as during the day, by combining a concentrated solar power system with a molten salt heat storage system."

"If it works, this black sludge will transform the rechargeable battery, doubling the range of electric cars and making petroleum obsolete."

"MIT engineers have a reputation for applying their vast intellectual resources and physical energies toward solving some of mankind’s greatest challenges. And it’s fair to say this morning that at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, researchers have lived up to that expectation."

"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come one step closer to replacing the lithium-ion batteries that power phones, laptops and electric cars with a device that stores far more energy for the same weight."

"Picture it as Pythagoras meets Pedroia." -Stan Grossfield, referring to the MIT Science of Baseball program

"The MIT team is confident it can further improve the energy density of its micro-reactors though, and they're confident it could get to the point your smartphone could go for a week without needing a recharge, just from its own heat."

"Pigeons get a bad rap - think “rats with wings’’ - but they are actually finely honed flying machines, capable of zooming around obstacles and finding their way through virgin territory with amazing ease."

"Kendall Morse, a 77-year-old folk singer with a penchant for storytelling, has one tale that he would especially like to tell: the way he got his voice back."

"It’s really unique and different, it’s really hands on and it’s a great way for girls to learn more about engineering and science."

"But the thing that's interesting is that it has a DNA sequence."

"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that people with dyslexia have more trouble recognizing voices than those without dyslexia."

"Because we're so profoundly social, these robots can help us help ourselves to achieve these goals along other dimensions, whether they're health goals or behavior change goals." -Cynthia Breazeal

"At speaking engagements, scientists and the general public alike ask questions about Martian invasions and flying saucers, unable to believe that astrobiology is a serious subject, based on hard science." -Jordan Calmes, student at the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing

"Most people think of dyslexia as a reading problem – a learning disability that causes letters to get jumbled up."

"Researchers at MIT have developed a unique prototype for a robot to improve the safety of nuclear power plants."