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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 […]

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The Thrill of MIT’s Mystery Hunt

How to build the hardest puzzle challenge in the world.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Arts & Entertainment

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 […]