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Science

Penn State Scientists Untangle Woolly Mammoth Genetic Code

Penn State Scientists Untangle Woolly Mammoth Genetic Code

Penn State University scientists are to first to untangle the genetic code of an extinct animal,...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 08:16
Ig Nobel Prize Winners Know How To Make Potato Chips Sound Fresher

Ig Nobel Prize Winners Know How To Make Potato Chips Sound Fresher

Each year, around the time when the Nobel Prize recipients are announced, the Ig Nobel Prize...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:00
Virtual Telescope Takes Closer Look At Milky Way's Central Black Hole

Virtual Telescope Takes Closer Look At Milky Way's Central Black Hole

Astronomers at the MIT Haystack Observatory, in collaboration with a team of international...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 15:37
MIT's Huge Discovery On The Use Of Solar Power

MIT's Huge Discovery On The Use Of Solar Power

MIT’s researchers announced last week a revolutionary discovery that could allow solar power to...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 15:03
MIT Scientists Expand Solar Energy Use To 24/7 With Minimum Costs

MIT Scientists Expand Solar Energy Use To 24/7 With Minimum Costs

In our quest to obtain clean energy, every new discovery in energy production can significantly...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:15
Windows Of The Future To Convert Light Into Solar Power

Windows Of The Future To Convert Light Into Solar Power

The windows of the future will not only be used to illuminate rooms, but also as a power source,...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 15:36
MIT Researchers Find New Way of Capturing Solar Energy

MIT Researchers Find New Way of Capturing Solar Energy

MIT researchers have developed a new way of capturing sunlight. The method relies on advanced...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 23:05
Chaos Theory Scientist Edward Lorenz Dies At 90

Chaos Theory Scientist Edward Lorenz Dies At 90

On April 16, the world lost yet another remarkable scientific figure that marked the 20th century...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 12:26
Uncontrolled Synthetic Bio-Business in Development

Uncontrolled Synthetic Bio-Business in Development

US scientist J. Craig Venter and his team reported a few days ago the creation of first man-made...
» read full story January 26th, 2008 - 21:13
ASL-Learning Chimp Died at 42

ASL-Learning Chimp Died at 42

The chimpanzee who is alleged to be the first non-human to learn American Sign Language, Washoe,...
» read full story November 02nd, 2007 - 10:29
Forget About Plugs! MIT’s WiTricity Is The Future

Forget About Plugs! MIT’s WiTricity Is The Future

We live in a gadgets word and forgetting to plug and recharge your favorite device...
» read full story June 08th, 2007 - 14:09
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People

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, aged 66, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday. According to the release issued by his...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 19:52
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U.S.

Larry Summers - Obama's Chief Economic Advisor

Washington - Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary and president of Harvard University, brings...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 15:22

For Obama: "It's the Network, Stupid!"

San Francisco - If anyone still questioned the power of the internet to play a key role in the...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 09:36
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Movies

A Good Weekend At Box Office For “Baby Mama”

A Good Weekend At Box Office For “Baby Mama”

“Baby Mama”, the new comedy in which Tina Fey plays a career woman who feels that her biological...
» read full story April 28th, 2008 - 14:30
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” Ranks Second In Friday's Box Office

“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” Ranks Second In Friday's Box Office

The kung fu movie that reunites Jackie Chan and Jet Li, “The Forbidden Kingdom” outsold the...
» read full story April 19th, 2008 - 20:11
“Prom Night” Storms This Weekend’s Box Office

“Prom Night” Storms This Weekend’s Box Office

Although largely ignored by movie critics, “Prom Night” was a surprisingly strong winner this...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 23:00
“Prom Night” Outsells “Street Kings” In Friday Box Office

“Prom Night” Outsells “Street Kings” In Friday Box Office

“Prom Night”, the remake of the ‘80s horror classic, could emerge as the winner of this weekend...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 20:29
“21” Beats “Leatherheads” At Box Office

“21” Beats “Leatherheads” At Box Office

According to the figures released by BoxOfficeMojo.com, “Leatherheads” has failed to outsell last...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 21:23
Movie Review: 21 The Movie

Movie Review: 21 The Movie

 You can never beat the house, according to a saying in the gambling world. You cannot beat a...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 13:55
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Specials

Paul Krugman Awarded 2008 Economics Nobel Prize

Paul Krugman Awarded 2008 Economics Nobel Prize

Today, October 13, Princeton University professor Paul Krugman was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 20:44
MIT Students Still Not In The Clear

MIT Students Still Not In The Clear

The debates regarding the three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who released the...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 13:43
MIT Students Await Trial

MIT Students Await Trial

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is expected to request in court today for an extension of...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 13:52
MIT Students Must Take Responsibility For Their Actions

MIT Students Must Take Responsibility For Their Actions

During the DEFCON hacker convention, three MIT undergraduates have been prevented by the...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 15:59
Update: MIT Students Accused Of Tampering With Secured Information

Update: MIT Students Accused Of Tampering With Secured Information

Three MIT students are being taken to court by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 14:04
Mars’s Two Face Appearance Explained by Giant Collision

Mars’s Two Face Appearance Explained by Giant Collision

Ever since the ‘70s when it was observed that Mars’s surface shows great differences between its...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 20:33
MIT Sues Architect Frank Gehry

MIT Sues Architect Frank Gehry

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing architect Frank Gehry over alleged design flaws...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 10:13
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World

Boston Subway System Hackers From MIT Get Out Of Trouble

Boston Subway System Hackers From MIT Get Out Of Trouble

Three MIT students managed to hack into Boston's transit payment system (Charlie Ticket) and...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 16:17

US Student Arrested at Airport Over Fake Bomb

Police officers arrested a 19-year-old student at Boston’s Logan International Airport after she...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 10:35
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Health

Newly Revealed Genetic Secrets Will Help Fight against Schizophrenia

Newly Revealed Genetic Secrets Will Help Fight against Schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Washington say they've found specific gene variations linked to...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:06
Another Study Shows Stem Cells from Skin Treat Parkinson's

Another Study Shows Stem Cells from Skin Treat Parkinson's

Just two weeks after a previous similar reporting, Cambridge scientists have reported that they...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 22:14
Gecko’s Feet Taught Scientists to Create New Surgical Adhesive

Gecko’s Feet Taught Scientists to Create New Surgical Adhesive

Inspired by the sticky-feet of the gecko, scientists have developed a waterproof and biodegradable...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 15:15
Great American Smokeout a Chance to Quit Smoking

Great American Smokeout a Chance to Quit Smoking

The American Cancer Society proposed the Great American Smokeout on November 15. This is the day...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 15:17
The Gene For Height Discovered

The Gene For Height Discovered

Do you ever wonder why some people are taller than others? Of course, they might have had tall...
» read full story September 03rd, 2007 - 21:45
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Technology

Intel Believes In Wireless Power, Wants To Cut The Last Cord

Intel Believes In Wireless Power, Wants To Cut The Last Cord

This year’s Intel Developer Forum held in San Francisco ended with a fascinating vision of how the...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 15:06
MIT Students Found Not Guilty

MIT Students Found Not Guilty

The three students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology taken to court by the...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 12:14

The MIT Students Were Found Innocent

Three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students were allowed to talk freely about the...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 00:07
MIT Students Raise New Security Concerns

MIT Students Raise New Security Concerns

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority sent out an e-mail to all of its employees, requesting...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 19:39

EFF to Fight Order Forcing Students to Cancel Subway Hacking Presentation

Three college students were ordered by a federal judge to call off a presentation at a computer...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 15:26
EFF Fights For MIT Students' Rights To Speak Freely About Subway Hacks

EFF Fights For MIT Students' Rights To Speak Freely About Subway Hacks

A federal court judge ordered three MIT students to cancel their presentation on the...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 13:15
Cheaper, Easier Way to Use Solar Power: Coming Soon

Cheaper, Easier Way to Use Solar Power: Coming Soon

As found in the Friday issue of journal Science, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 18:15
Microsoft to Open Research Center near MIT

Microsoft to Open Research Center near MIT

Microsoft Corporation announced the opening of a sixth research lab in Cambridge, Mass. The new...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 19:36
Three Robots Cross DARPA Urban Challenge Finish Line

Three Robots Cross DARPA Urban Challenge Finish Line

Three robotic cars have crossed the DARPA Urban Challenge finish line in the allotted time. The...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 12:34
Tilera Unveils 64-core CPU

Tilera Unveils 64-core CPU

Silicon Valley start-up Tilera has entered the heavy competition between AMD and Intel with an...
» read full story August 20th, 2007 - 17:50
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