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A Charlie Card That You Wear On Your Finger

Two MIT students studying engineering and design want to make it easier­­—and more fashionable—for passengers using the MBTA to get into stations and onto buses. Through […]

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MIT Creates Giant LEGO-like Blocks That Can Be Used to Make Airplane Parts

Sure, people can make life-sized replicas of Batman and Robin, or small versions of city skyscrapers using LEGOs. But scientists and researchers out of MIT […]

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MIT Clears Itself of Wrongdoing in Report on the Aaron Swartz Case

MIT released its much anticipated internal review of the university’s actions in the prosecution of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who faced federal charges for downloading […]

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Real Life Total Recall

MIT scientists went Total Recall on a mouse, and it worked. We admittedly never saw the movie’s remake with Colin Farrell, probably because the original […]

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MIT Student Wants to Teach You How To Be Less Awkward in Public

Sitting through job interviews, finding things to talk about on first dates, and mingling with random folks at parties and large gatherings can all be […]

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The Founder of the Bose Corporation Passed Away

Dr. Amar Bose, the man who “revolutionized” the way people listen to their music through headphones, and other acoustic designs, passed away at the age […]

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MIT, Worcester PolyTech Students Will Program Terminator-Style Robots

  Some of the most talented engineering teams from around the country, that took top honors in a competition sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research […]

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Visualize Your Emails From the Last Three Years

The NSA knows what peoples’ social networks look like (allegedly), so there is no reason account holders shouldn’t know themselves. A new program created by […]

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What Is Aaron’s Law and Why Does It Matter?

Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Sen. Ron Wyden introduced Aaron’s Law on Thursday, a bill that would reform the anti-hacking law used against internet activist Aaron […]

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MIT Produces Synthetic Bone With 3-D Printing

What if next time you broke a bone, instead of going to the doctor for a cast, you just printed out a new one? It […]

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MIT Study Looks for Way to Grow Livers

At this point, the actual procedure of transplanting a liver is relatively old news—it’s finding a donor that’s often the hardest part. New research from […]

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Cutting Calories Is Good For Your Brain

This time of year, the most common argument for cutting calories likely has to do with your beach body. But a new study from MIT […]

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M.I.T. Cycling

MIT is not exactly known for its athletics, but the cycling team is an anomaly, racking up 11 Division II national cycling titles and the […]

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Thanks to MIT Students, You May Never Have to Touch Your Smartphone Screen Again

Germaphobes rejoice, because soon, consumers may not have to tap away at their smartphones and tablets using their fingers in order to type out an […]

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High-Tech Gel Could Be New Diabetes Treatment

For Type 1 diabetes sufferers, constant monitoring of insulin and blood sugar levels is both inconvenient and time consuming. But now there is some good […]