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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Arts & Entertainment

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 […]

Wellness

The Flu Virus is More Insidious Than Originally Thought

Scientists at MIT’s Whitehead Institute have discovered that the flu virus is more insidious than we think. The researchers found that the virus is able […]

Wellness

MIT is Working on a Vaccine for PTSD

At the Mission Gratitude event that was held in September to raise money for the Home Base Program, an organization that helps veterans and their […]

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DrinkIn: MIT Grads Launch Alcohol Delivery Service in Cambridge

Cambridge residents, and MIT students, can now get beer delivered to their door by bike. Three MIT graduates launched DrinkIn on Monday, a website that […]

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MIT Alum’s ‘Carrot Dating’ App Lets Users Bribe Their Way to a First Date

An MIT alumnus known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to online dating is taking flak for his latest venture—a mobile app that encourages […]

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Which Massachusetts Schools Offer a Bad Return on Investment?

The Daily Beast released a series of slideshows ranking colleges on various criteria, and two of their most interesting lists were those that ranked schools […]

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These Blocks Built At MIT Can Self-Assemble

It’s been an eerie week in robot news. Boston Dynamics, a Waltham-based company, released—quite literally—a beast of a robotic invention with animal-like features, allowing it […]

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MIT Students Turn Alchemist Statue Into ‘Breaking Bad’ Character

Sunglasses? Check. Signature black hat? Yep. The infamous goatee? It’s there, too. Students from MIT were sure to include all of the iconic garb that […]

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Harvard and MIT Researchers Invented ‘Lightsaber’ Technology … Sort of

A research team led by Harvard and MIT physics professors has manipulated photons of light to form molecules, a discovery that is very exciting to […]

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Three Local College Professors Receive MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants

A medieval historian from Boston College and two MIT professors were recently recognized for their work, and awarded fellowships from the John D. and Catherine […]

Wellness

Brain Scans May Lead to Early Intervention For Dyslexia

When children are diagnosed with dyslexia, it’s often because their teachers notice that they are struggling in school. But a new research project from MIT […]

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Air Pollution Causes 200,000 Early Deaths, MIT Study Says

Planes, trains, or automobiles – which is worse when it comes to air pollution? According to a new study from MIT researchers, the answer to […]