In the Media

"Not to rub it in, but here are 10 cool, unusual classes you probably wish you were taking."

"A device that gets scorching hot as it captures and traps much of the sun's energy using a greenhouse-like approach could usher in an era of inexpensive electricity from the sun."

"Rooftop solar power is unfairly subsidized yet draws excessive opposition from utility companies because of the way the grid allocates costs for power distribution, according to a new study released by the Massachusetts Institute for Technology."

"How can the world finance a massive scale up of clean energy technologies?"

“Twenty percent of adults — not kids; I'm not talking about kids working as ushers in a movie — 20 percent of working adults are working at wages below the poverty line, in a rich country. That's amazing.” -MIT's Paul Osterman

"MIT’s report quotes National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures that show 2.3 million crashes occurred at intersections across the country in 2008, resulting in 7,000 deaths. More than 700 of those fatalities were caused by drivers running red lights."

"The U.S. needs standards to guard against cyber attacks on power lines that run to homes and businesses, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report."

"In a report on the future of the U.S. electric grid, through 2030, the team recommended that the federal agency should work with industry and have the appropriate regulatory authority to enhance cybersecurity preparedness, response and recovery."

"Students from St. Mark's School claim to have broken the record for folding paper at MIT Sunday using more than 10 miles of toilet paper."

"Efforts to modernize the U.S. electric grid in recent years have emerged in the form of a hodgepodge of pilot projects, the installation of new technology and hefty financial backing from the U.S. government and private investors."

"The Internet isn’t really a technology. It’s a belief system, a philosophy about the effectiveness of decentralized, bottom-up innovation. And it’s a philosophy that has begun to change how we think about creativity itself."

"When people hear that I work on quantum computing — one of the most radical proposals for the future of computation — their first question is usually, 'So when can I expect a working quantum computer on my desk?'”

"But that’s the kind of bookish lyricism you get when Harvard and MIT professors hang out with a hip-hop superstar nicknamed 'The Genius.'"

"Three MIT computer science majors were in the coding thick of it at Facebook yesterday as they competed in an overnight, 24-hour hackathon."

"One of the chief ways in which intelligence presses forward is through innovation, which is now recognised as one of the most important contributors to economic growth."