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Forecasting pipe fractures
MIT simulation accurately reconstructs pipe fractures formed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident.
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.
To an asteroid, and back
MIT students to build imaging instrument to fly aboard mission to an asteroid.
3Q: The next Mars rover’s destination
Mission is big step toward human exploration of Mars, according to MIT’s Maria Zuber.
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
Living in the digital ecosystem
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman talks data mash-ups, entrepreneurship and how his site keeps people honest.
Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet
New data reveals a ‘super-Earth’ next door, astronomically speaking
The tallest tree in the land
New model predicts maximum tree height across the United States; gives information about forest density, carbon storage.
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on near-Earth asteroids
'2011 MD,' found by a Lincoln Lab team, will pass close to the planet on Monday.
Fifth annual EurekaFest celebrates invention
From the seasoned scientist to the high school hobbyist, Lemelson-MIT festival celebrates the innovative spirit.
Moving inventions to the marketplace
MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.