Massachusetts Institute of Technology News

BEIRUT: The district attorney's office in Middlesex, in the American state of Massachusetts and the state medical examiner's office continued to investigate the mysterious death of Lebanese graduate student Hadi Kasab.

Cambridge-based mobile app Favecast was co-founded by Artyom Shamtsyan . He is joined by community managers Alex Zito-Wolf and Andrew Hall.

THE Deputy Governor of the Bank of England addressed North-East business leaders today, outlining the challenges still faced by the recovering UK economy.

In the wake of the 2007 financial crash, fundamental questions about the economy that had long been ignored again garnered attention.

Two graduate students in the US want to create a more serious system of moving pictures on the internet - and creating an extensive archive of Shakespeare gifs is their first target.

Boston's tech scene is taking off. Richard Taylor looks at how it has become a front-runner to rival California's Silicon Valley.

As part of a series looking at places trying to replicate the success of Silicon Valley, BBC News considers Boston in the US.

By offering online courses on demand and without charge, Moocs give students anywhere in the world the chance to learn irrespective of their circumstances - so long as they have an internet connection.

It meant a pay cut but it gave Guarriello, who taught chemistry, a chance to work with needier students -- filled with possibility -- and push them to reach their full potential.

In the career of Lockheed Martin's Stephanie C. Hill, we can discern the sweep of history.

There seems to be a lot happening in the world of cold fusion/low energy nuclear reaction right now.

Scientists have come forward with a plan to install fuel depots at Lagrange- regions in space between the Earth, moon and sun where gravitational equilibrium is maintained.

America likes to think of itself as a country where the doors to college are open to all, where anyone can earn a bachelor's degree through hard work and academic merit, and where public support for higher education is unwavering.

UC San Diego's reputation among academics ranks 40th in the world, according to a report released Thursday by the London-based Times Higher Education.

Cambridge-based mobile app Favecast was co-founded by Artyom Shamtsyan . He is joined by community managers Alex Zito-Wolf and Andrew Hall.

Daniela Rus, professor in electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be moderating a panel event at South by Southwest Interactive in Texas on March 10. Next week, thousands of tech enthusiasts and startup founders will be at the annual South by Southwest Interactive event in Austin, Texas.

This templating approach allows for the inclusion of guests with different sizes without the need for a strict molecular design to tailor the nanoporous network."

A coalition of researchers, funders and businesses aims to facilitate the exchange of genomic data.

The MIT startup Ambri Inc. won a $250,000 grant Wednesday from New York state to develop and test a prototype battery with Con Edison Inc. The company, backed by investors including billionaires Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla, shown above at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 conference in San Francisco, plans to install its first two prototypes by early ... (more)

"There is no doubt that culture and religion play some role, but the fact remains that over the past 30 years, and particularly in the last decade, we have seen the rising tide of very conservative forces in the region."