In the Media

"We're not close to the top of the Laffer Curve. Raising tax rates is part of a sensible deficit reduction strategy."

"In a recent study from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers Steve Barrett and Steve Yim report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and power plants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year."

"At a time when many people think of science that explains what we already know, the new exhibit at the MIT Museum, 'Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Himalaya' provides a glimpse of science as it more often is - understanding that is being hammered out, that is driven by questions and often-striking observations, in which the answers turn out to be intricate."

"A recently released study has concluded that computers are capable of scoring essays on standardized tests as well as human beings do."

"The role of open resources in enabling universities to adapt was the message of Steve Carson from M.I.T."

"We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection." -MIT's Sherry Turkle

"But there are manufacturing advances in the pipeline that might level the cost of producing silicon-based cells in America and China, says Tonio Buonassisi, head of the Photovoltaic Research Laboratory at MIT."

"In some businesses advanced production technologies could bring down those costs, reckons Martin Schmidt, an electrical-engineering expert at MIT."

"Among the things Kripa Varanasi and his colleagues are looking at are materials that are extremely water-repellent. These can be used to make superhydrophobic coatings that would greatly improve the efficiency and durability of machines like steam turbines and desalination plants, says Mr Varanasi."

"Manufacturing still matters, but the jobs are changing."

"What has more than 30 food spots, including dining halls, restaurants, cafés, and food trucks? MIT’s campus, that’s what." - MIT has been ranked No. 2 by The Daily Meal for on-campus dining options.

"Ever since he was in college, Jeff Gore can recall being annoyed by the penny. Annoyed that it can’t buy anything. Annoyed that it gums up lines as customers fish for pennies. Annoyed that he only gets more of them when he buys something."

"Forget about putting solar panels on the roof. (MIT alum) Miles Barr wants to make curtains, cell-phone cases, and even shirtsleeves that generate electricity from the sun."

"Convening at the MIT Saxelab, neuroscientists, social psychologists and conflict management experts gathered for the Neuroscience and Social Conflict conference to determine effective, first-hand evidence and understanding of initiatives that seem to bear the best results."

"Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the world wide web, has urged internet users to demand their personal data from online giants such as Google and Facebook to usher in a new era of highly personalised computer services 'with tremendous potential to help humanity.'"