In the Media

"Vesta, the brightest asteroid in the solar system, apparently possessed a magnetic field in its infancy that shielded it from the ravages of energetic particles from the sun, researchers say."

"When does the quantum world give way to the physics of everyday life?"

"The IMF warns the danger of a new global slowdown – another recession – is 'alarmingly high.'"

"Three novelists who've gained literary respect as well as commercial success — Junot Diaz, (This is How You Lose Her), Louise Erdrich (The Round House) and Dave Eggers (A Hologram for the King) — are among the finalists for the National Book Award for fiction announced Wednesday."

"Chris Voigt opens a glass case and delicately lifts a chocolate brown seashell covered with a naturally occurring pattern of uniform white triangles. 'From a very simple set of genetic instructions, you get a very complex pattern, see?'"

"Chemists have created a pencil-shaped device which can draw tiny sensors onto a sheet of paper that detect harmful gases."

"A mathematical model for decay rates in leaves could help lead to better predictions for climate change, scientists report."

"This year, Time reports, a note was included challenging incoming MIT students to 'hack the tube' and submit results to the admissions department."

"A small hair-care company called Living Proof, based on science from MIT, has signed Jennifer Aniston as an investor and spokesperson in an attempt to make waves in the $10 billion hair-care industry."

"The Great Recession may lead many to doubt the notion that markets can do much social good. But not MIT professor Andrew Lo."

"Their lively, five-minute Pecha Kucha-style presentations focused on how physical and digital worlds are combining to create smart environments."

"Every day firefighters enter dangerous building not knowing precisely what they will be confronted with. Their task would be made much easier if they and their colleagues on the outside were able to map that dangerous space."

"The article 'Commercializing Biomedical Research Through Securitization Techniques' by Lo and colleagues makes the point that cash waterfalls these days aren’t flowing to the right places."

"Today, the iconic, 150-foot-high dome at the center of MIT’s campus may be known for the creative things the school’s crafty students have hoisted up onto it, but the 'Great Dome' has always served as a symbol of the school’s spirit of innovation."

"Researchers at the SENSEable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology visualised the health records of seven million patients in the US, seeking connections and clusters between diseases."