In the Media

"Chocolate’s hard to work with—it clogs—and we had to fabricate the parts because existing chocolate valves are too big for home use."

"Hurricane intensity should increase with increasing global mean temperatures. ... This trend is due to both longer storm lifetimes and greater storm intensities."

Meet DRC Team MIT

"The motor integrates itself with the rider's motion very, very seamlessly"

“Risk is hidden in unexpected places”

"What if you could simply use a real object to log in? So-called physical key authentication is already used by staff at Facebook, and Google is planning to roll it out to its users in 2014."

"I think it really says maybe even in my lifetime, we’re going to find compelling evidence for life elsewhere in the galaxy, and to me that’s the million dollar question, that’s the question that NASA’s been going after my entire life.”

"[O]ut of that war in the trenches, if you like, we will see how tough the regulators are and how much the banks, the very big banks, can escape the intent of this very sensible rule."

"NASA has been using radio systems to communicate with space for 50 years. Meanwhile, on the ground, we are using fiber-optics. We'd like to get in the game of broadband for space."

"The wheel’s motor converts the friction created during back-peddle braking to electricity, which charges the battery."

"The key is the way a water drop changes shape and bounces off material that has been treated to make it super water-repellent. The drop flattens into a pancake, then recollects itself and bounces up."

"As the flywheels gain momentum, they take over the work, and move the seats up and down. That’s a moment of letting go and being carried. A delight."

"This award will be given annually to an individual or group that embodies the character and qualities that Officer Collier exhibited as a member of the MIT community and in all aspects of his life"

We chat with Sarah Gallop, co-director of MIT Community Relations about the MIT 2030 project to develop Kendall Square.

TIME Assistant Managing Editor Tom Weber will moderate a session, Nurturing Invention, featuring Kripa Varansai, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT.