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MIT researcher discovers way to make solar panels from plants

MIT researcher discovers way to make solar panels from plants

Andreas Mershin, a researcher at MIT, believes he has found a way to generate solar energy by way of solar panels created from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead tree leaves. If you paid attention in ... continue
MIT Researchers Design Aging Suit, Hope To Spread Empathy For Seniors [Video]

MIT Researchers Design Aging Suit, Hope To Spread Empathy For Seniors [Video]

Researchers at MIT have developed an aging suit to draw awareness to senior citizens and their increased health issues. While the AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) won't actually turn a person old it does create the ... continue
MIT team finda DARPA balloons in less than nine hours, wins prize

MIT team finda DARPA balloons in less than nine hours, wins prize

A contest hatched by DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), offered $40,000 to the first group to find ten red weather balloons at secret locations across the US. More than 4000 groups participated in the project, designed ... continue
Closeted? Your Facebook friends could out you

Closeted? Your Facebook friends could out you

A very, very small scale "unpublished" study by some MIT students may indicate some larger privacy concerns. As users click around the internet, they leave a handy trail of information bits to define themselves. The MIT students suspected ... continue
Clever students rickroll MIT’s Great Dome

Clever students rickroll MIT’s Great Dome

If you're reading this, you've probably been rickrolled at least once. Most people have seen variations on the prank, some have even seen the original duckroll before rickrolling began. But one of the more ambitious rickrolls of all ... continue