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"Polaris" system from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab accelerates website load-time by decreasing network trips.
Scientists surprised to find amino acids, not sugar, supply most building blocks for tumor cells.
Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.
New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable way.
Wearable tracks increased skin conductance that signals stress, helps identify dangerous seizures.
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism.
Prof. John Lienhard, Prof. Andrew Whittle and Windsor Sung write for The Boston Globe about the Flint water crisis. The authors write that, “The importance of safe water to public health cannot possibly be overstated. For these benefits to be sustainable, the price of water should reflect the real costs of maintaining our water systems.”
Prof. Paula Hammond speaks with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell about why she feels it's imperative that researchers from different disciplines collaborate on cancer research. Hammond explained funding is needed to bring “scientists, clinicians, technologists together in places like the Koch Institute," where people "work collectively toward a cure.”
Wall Street Journal reporter Jeffrey Sparshott writes about a new study by MIT researchers that examines the current state of American entrepreneurship. The researchers found that American entrepreneurs face difficulties in the potential for “firms to scale in a meaningful way over time.”
IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.
New international agreement on “Mission Innovation” could lead to major progress on climate change.
Devadas, Grossman, Sipser, and Tang awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award.
Senior YQ Lu finds new ways to combine math and paper art, shares his passion for both.
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