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Bob Swartz: Losing Aaron
After his son was arrested for downloading files at MIT, Bob Swartz did everything in his power to save him. He couldn’t. Now he wants the institute to own up to its part in Aaron’s death.
What the Tech?: The Napwell Face Mask Wakes You Up Slowly
While a quick nap feels great once your head hits the pillow, arising from a brief slumber often leaves people feeling groggy and out of […]
MIT Robotics Team Brings Humanoid Machine To Life For National Competition
MIT Professor Seth Teller is in Florida, and walking, human-like robots are all around him. “They are everywhere,” said Teller. “I feel like I have […]
MIT Developing Devices To Help The Blind See
Robots have always been a symbol for the future, and it looks like Boston is ready for that future sooner rather than later. From computers […]
Pesticides A Cause For Parkinson’s, Study Says
A new study, conducted in part by researchers at MIT, has discovered an environmental cause for the death of dopamine-producing nerve cells, which is a […]
BioSuit: The Future of Space Gear Is Being Built Out of MIT
One day, moving around in outer space—and walking on Mars—could become a whole lot more comfortable for astronauts, thanks to the innovative techniques being developed […]
Possible Norovirus Outbreak at MIT
MIT Medical is reporting an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis on campus and wants to remind everyone to wash their hands. Yes, even the geniuses at […]
MIT Researchers Say They Have Created The Trickiest Tongue Twister To Date
The old saying “Sally sold seashells by the seashore” has nothing on a tongue twister created by researchers at MIT. The verbal puzzle, “pad kid […]
Superpedestrian’s ‘Copenhagen Wheel’ Is Now For Sale
Showing up sweaty to the office after an intense bike commute could soon be a distant fear, because starting today, a bike-wheel attachment that helps […]
Could Robots One Day Have Legal Rights?
When Kate Darling got a Pleo—a robotic toy dinosaur that reacts to human behavior with lifelike movements—she quickly developed a bond that sparked her curiosity […]
The MIT OrigaMIT Club Made A Thanksgiving Meal Out of Paper
If you’ve ever attempted to construct a paper football or put together one of those fortune tellers, then you know manipulating paper into unnatural shapes […]
What The Tech?: MIT Created A Bug-Like Device That Slowly Adds Alcohol To Your Beverage
Where else but MIT would a tiny device that uses science to slowly deliver alcohol into a drink be developed? Probably nowhere. Known as the […]
Thirteen-Year-Old ‘Whiz Kid’ Quin Etnyre Schools MIT Graduates In Electronic Programming
Quin Etnyre has his own company that manufactures electronic bits for peoples’ pet projects, has taught MIT graduates how to program, and is already fairly […]
What the Tech?: This MIT Invention Shape-shifts By Replicating Hand Movements
Researchers at MIT are at it again, continuing to push the boundaries of physical space with projects that people at one time could have only […]
Collier Strong: Donnie Wahlberg Narrates Short Film About MIT Officer’s Life
In a new mini-documentary honoring his legacy, family members of the MIT officer killed in the line of duty, in the days following the Boston Marathon […]