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MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted its first student in 1865. MIT has five schools and one college. Currently MIT has expanded from its original charter in physical sciences and engineering to include economics, philosophy, linguistics, political science and management. MIT has more than 10,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate program. MIT is a preeminent institution for learning, research and boasts 73 Nobel Laureates, 47 Medal of Science recipients and 31 MacArthur Fellows who have been associated with the Institute. MIT is currently transforming its campus to green energy. International scholars from Asia, Europe, Canada and across the globe make MIT home for their independent research. Over 3,000 international students are in the undergraduate and graduate schools at MIT. Public access and media access is welcomed.
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"Massachusetts Institute of Technology" in the news:
The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks
Technology / Computer Sciences
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A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...
Democracy put to the test
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called “experiments in democracy.” But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel ...
3 Questions: David Mindell on Obama's NASA proposal
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 05, 2010 |
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In 2008, David Mindell, the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; professor of aeronautics and astronautics; and director of MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, ...
Record-breaking LHC collisions offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier
Feb 05, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In December, the Large Hadron Collider, the world?s largest particle accelerator, shattered the world record for highest energy particle collisions.
First germanium laser brings us closer to 'optical computers'
Feb 04, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can produce wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. It’s also the first germanium laser to operate ...
Powering cube satellites
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Right now, 10 to 15 Rubik's Cube-sized satellites are orbiting high above Earth. Known as cube satellites, or "CubeSats," the devices help researchers conduct simple space observations and measure characteristics ...
CRTs going down the tubes? Hardly
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Many people may assume that conventional television sets and computer monitors — the kind that use picture tubes (technically known as cathode ray tubes, or CRTs) rather than flat panel screens — have virtually ...
Nonlinear thinker: Making sense of previously insoluble problems
Jan 29, 2010 |
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If an airplane is cruising along and raises the flaps on its wings a degree or two, it will tilt upward. If it raises the flaps twice as much, it will tilt upward about twice as much. But if it tilts upward ...
Peering inside an artificial sun
Jan 29, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than five decades of research, a major milestone toward the harnessing of fusion power is expected within the next year or two. This milestone, known as "fusion ignition," should ...
Neuroscientists making computers smart enough to see connections between brain's neurons
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- C. elegans, a tiny worm about a millimeter long, doesn’t have much of a brain, but it has a nervous system — one that comprises 302 nerve cells, or neurons, to be exact. In the 1970s, a team ...
Magnesium supplement helps boost brainpower
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Neuroscientists at MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing show that increasing brain magnesium with a new compound enhanced learning abilities, working memory, and short- and long-term memory in rats. The ...
Power from down under
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Grants recently awarded to MIT researchers by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) could help to pave the way for a method of generating electricity that produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and that could ...
Engineering a new way to study hepatitis C
Jan 25, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and Rockefeller University have successfully grown hepatitis C virus in otherwise healthy liver cells in the laboratory, an advance that could allow scientists to develop ...
Levitating magnet may yield new approach to clean energy
Jan 24, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new experiment that reproduces the magnetic fields of the Earth and other planets has yielded its first significant results. The findings confirm that its unique approach has some potential ...
MIT economist finds temporary jobs may actually reduce workers' income and employment prospects
Jan 22, 2010 |
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While the U.S. economy struggles, one form of employment is on the rise: Temporary jobs. In December, the country lost 85,000 jobs overall, but added 47,000 temp positions, according to the Bureau of Labor ...
