Landing Apollo via Cambridge
Former MIT Instrumentation Lab member recalls his contribution to the safe landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface.
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Q&A with William Wheaton on the housing recovery
The slow and painful recovery under way in the beleaguered U.S. housing market probably won't be complete for another two years, says Professor of Economics and Urban Studies William Wheaton, director of MIT's Center for Real Estate.
Climate change odds much worse than thought
New analysis shows warming could be double previous estimates
Separating the good from the bad
Two-handed microbes point to new method for isolating harmful forms of chemicals
Putting heads (and computers) together to solve global problems
MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) looks to take advantage of strength in numbers
When 'superstar' scientists die
MIT research finds loss of luminaries leads to significant, permanent productivity decline among collaborators
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Water supplies could be strongly affected by climate change
Changes in rainfall can be amplified, up or down, in changes to aquifers
Developing a better flight plan for weather forecasting
Flying robots could give people more time to prepare for the worst
Bringing the power of information to the people
New software helps locals deal with natural gas companies