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MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
Caught in the social safety net
Andrea Campbell gives a firsthand perspective on the effects of means-tested social insurance programs.
Solving the mystery of the “man in the moon”
MIT researchers find that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin.
Picower and MIT scientists awarded BRAIN Initiative grants
Researchers will advance our understanding of the human mind and discover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure neurological disorders.
Slovakia’s president, Andrej Kiska, visits MIT
Friday visit touched on the importance of innovation and online learning.
MIT presents new music series: MIT Sounding
New concert series will feature world premieres, reconstructed classics, and Grammy Award-winning musicians.
World Economic Forum names Susan Hockfield chair of its Forum Academy
Former MIT president to shape development of new online learning initiative.
Julie Lucas named vice president for resource development
New lead fundraiser for MIT has held senior advancement roles at USC, NYU, and Fordham.
Five professors join the School of Science this fall
New faculty members will join the departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
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