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What the Tech?: Lechal ‘Smart Shoes’ Help the Blind Get Around
The first batches of a specialized shoe insole that vibrates to alert users when they’re supposed to make a turn, acting like a real-time GPS […]
Is a Urine Test for Cancer Possible?
What if detecting certain cancers was as easy as taking a urine test? What if you could just pop into your local drug store and […]
Help Needed, Stat!
The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference has become arguably the biggest off-the-field date on the sports-world calendar, but some wonder whether the gathering has outgrown its original purpose.
Gangster Rapper Will Talk to People About Hustling During Conference at MIT
Just call him Ice-MIT. Actually, probably best if you don’t. Just call him Ice-T, or by his birth name, Tracy Marrow. Regardless of which name […]
MIT President Offers Support to Students Locked In Legal Dispute
MIT officials are throwing weight behind a group of students that are locked in a legal battle with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office over […]
MIT Students Are Battling With New Jersey Officials to Save Their Startup Company
Like many startups in the Boston area, the MIT students behind Tidbit, which could one day allow developers to mine for Bitcoins on a client’s computer, in place of advertising space, are facing some initial hurdles. […]
MIT Accidentally Told Applicants They Got Accepted to the School
It may be home to some of the brightest students in the world, but even people at MIT make mistakes. Last week, the school accidentally […]
Meet the New Class of High-Tech Innovation
A team of engineers and innovative researchers are pioneering breakthrough technology for wearable gadgets like Google Glass, but surprisingly enough, they aren’t from MIT or […]
Zombie Social Media: Interact With Loved Ones After They Die
“Simply become immortal.” That’s the tagline behind a new website that will one day allow users to interact with deceased family members or friends by […]
What If Books Physically Replicated the Protagonist’s Emotions?
Imagine that as you’re reading the scene from Stephen King’s The Shining, where the unwanted inhabitant of Room 217 slowly closes her hands around young […]
MIT Serves Up a Crash Course In Heavy Metal
Harvard has courses focusing on the integral role that hip-hop plays in the community setting, but MIT has students banging their heads. Hailed for its […]
What the Tech?: MIT Is Working On an Advanced Transparent Digital Display
Displaying information on transparent screens isn’t something the 21st century hasn’t already seen. After all, GPS devices that rely on Head-Up Displays, or HUDs, are […]
What The Tech?: LiquiGlide Will Likely Set Industry Standards
By 2015, restaurant patrons won’t be fidgeting with condiment containers, struggling to squeeze out the last drops of ketchup or mayonnaise from the bottle, thanks […]
Anonymous Hackers Mess With MIT Website
Members of the group Anonymous, “a very loose and decentralized command structure” of online “hacktivists,” cracked into part of MIT’s website Friday, and left a […]