Read more MIT stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1958/mit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72445/obama-to-mit-win-the-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama urged MIT to get cracking on green energy research today, saying America’s future depends on it. “The nation that wins this competition will be the nation that leads the global economy,” he said. “I want America to be that nation. It’s that simple.” He used the opportunity to...http://www.newser.com/story/72445/obama-to-mit-win-the-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 13:12:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColleges are loosening the reins on student bloggers in hopes that a dose of candid commentary will lure prospective applicants. At MIT, for instance, bloggers paid by the admissions office go about their work with no fear of censorship. That policy has caused some friction—including a spat between the...http://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 12:10:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69977/mit-students-snap-space-pics-on-the-cheap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA trio of MIT students managed to take photographs from the edge of space for less than $150, the Guardian reports. The students sent a digital camera and a GPS-equipped mobile phone in a coolbox into the stratosphere by attaching the kit to a helium balloon. They retrieved the photos...http://www.newser.com/story/69977/mit-students-snap-space-pics-on-the-cheap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 4:22:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69933/facebook-friend-list-can-indicate-sexuality-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudents at MIT designed a program that allowed them to identify gay men using their Facebook friends' sexual preferences, and the results are sparking debate about online privacy, the Boston Globe reports. The "Gaydar" project looked at the “interested in” field and tabulated the number of gay friends for males...http://www.newser.com/story/69933/facebook-friend-list-can-indicate-sexuality-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 14:52:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66694/strapped-campuses-grumble-about-presidents-mansions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn opulent, rent-free mansion complete with staff is one of the perks of the job for many university presidents but the luxury is beginning to grate on financially strapped campuses, the Boston Globe reports. A chorus of complaints can be heard on campuses hit by layoffs, and universities like Harvard...http://www.newser.com/story/66694/strapped-campuses-grumble-about-presidents-mansions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 4:15:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61946/on-the-fence-play-a-hunchcom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new website is ready to answer your queries, but it wants to get to know you first. Hunch.com, created by MIT scientists, asks a series of questions before making a recommendation—say, which car to buy, where to go on vacation, what campy movie to watch. It offers...http://www.newser.com/story/61946/on-the-fence-play-a-hunchcom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 10:08:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60467/dj-remixes-birth-of-a-nation-for-moma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDJ Spooky is not your average turntabilist. The sci-fi-writing, French-lit-and-philosophy-studying 39-year-old has created arguably the greatest remix ever with his trip-hop soundtrack for the controversial 1915 film Birth of a Nation , the Stimulist reports. Next on the list for this soon-to-be household name? Showing his Rebirth of a Nation at...http://www.newser.com/story/60467/dj-remixes-birth-of-a-nation-for-moma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 13:07:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53206/battery-breakthrough-could-recharge-phones-in-seconds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMIT scientists have developed new battery technology that could potentially recharge a cell phone in seconds and an electric car in minutes, the Boston Globe reports. The researchers, who say the breakthrough could revolutionize technology and even lifestyles, have created a coating that speeds the transfer of ions into and...http://www.newser.com/story/53206/battery-breakthrough-could-recharge-phones-in-seconds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 3:48:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49891/aids-vaccine-quest-gets-100m-injection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA technology entrepreneur has given Massachusetts General Hospital its largest gift ever—$100 million—to create an interdisciplinary institute focused on finding an AIDS vaccine, the Boston Globe reports. The institute will bring together doctors and scientists from MGH, Harvard, and MIT, including engineers and mathematicians, who would otherwise not...http://www.newser.com/story/49891/aids-vaccine-quest-gets-100m-injection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 12:25:30 CST