MIT's stackable, dual-passenger CityCar is expected to get between 150 and 200 miles per gallon.
MIT's stackable, dual-passenger CityCar is expected to get between 150 and 200 miles per gallon.

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An internal audit of promotion practices among faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that underrepresented minorities...

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Scorecard is a handy website that any interested parent can use to get an appraisal of the school, district, and state that's education their child.
In what should not be a blow to supporters of tiny cars like the Yaris and the Smart, crash test results released today by the Insurance Institute...
Tesla Motors has unveiled the new Model S, their $49,000, high-performance, fully electric car. It looks a lot like an Aston-Martin to me. They're...
This week, NBC's Today Show ran a segment on so-called "practical" courses being offered by universities around the country. (Unfortunately, can't...
Back in July, researchers at MIT's SENSEable City lab launched an experiment: They'd tag thousands of pieces of trash in New York and Seattle...

It looks like a new oil-eating microbe has been helping to clean up the Deepwater Horizon mess, but if it's not around next time there's a...

More than 100,000 people voted on 50 finalists to arrive at 18 winners, which will appear on bananas across the country in November.
It's taken as a natural law of enterprise, absorbed through countless MBA case studies and credit card commercials: you must "grow your business."...
The march towards cheap, printable solar panels continues: MIT researchers have figured out a way to print thin film solar cells on paper using a...

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The Iranian government unveiled a new flying boat, the Bavar-2, on Tuesday, making it even harder to take Ahmadinejad seriously. Video inside.

Remember Toyota's electric Rav4? It's back-in Tesla-powered form. Here's first look.

Researchers recently unveiled the genome of the woodland strawberry. That could transform the apples, apricots, and almonds of the future.
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MITx will allow anyone in the world to take MIT classes online and earn certificates of completion.

Ten years in, it's easy to take for granted just how significant the free sharing of educational material really is.
