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Images: MIT predicts tech to jump-start economy
Researchers from the institute talk about future technologies they believe will deliver the United States from its economic slump. by CNET News.com
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, CNET News.com, news, mit, economy, future
Image galleries 2008-06-03
Source code of MULTICS OS released
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released the source code of MULTICS, a decades-old OS and precursor to UNIX and other modern day operating systems. According to The Register: MULTICS or Multiplexed Information and Computing Service, began its incarnation in 1964 as a joint project between M.I.T.,...
Tags: Operating System, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-11-14
(Images: MIT's stackable electric car)
MIT's Stackable Electric CarAre they safe for CITY driving?It appears a slight wind could capsize these vehicles.RE: (Images: MIT's stackable electric car)lithium-ion?the future bomb cars. I guess terrorist would like this ones.Haven't they heard about explosive laptops?RE: (Images: MIT's stackable electric car)wonderful proposal but it will take a huge re...
Tags: cutolo@..., electric car, stackable electric car, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-11-13
Images: MIT's stackable electric car
The City Car is a proposed two-seater powered by lithium-ion batteries that would stack much like a grocery cart. by CNET News.com
Tags: news, electric cars, mit, TechRepublic Inc., Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, City Car, Food & Beverage, Engineering, Manufacturing, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2007-11-05
UC Berkeley post full lectures onto YouTube
Night classes, anyone?RE: UC Berkeley post full lectures onto YouTubeWell. MIT has provided quite a selection of courses online for years already. I do not see the additional value of YouTubing here.
Tags: paulmah@..., University of California at Berkeley, YouTube Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-10-03
Extremely Stupid MIT Student wears fake bomb into airport
news of the ODD! Happy Fridayhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070921/ap_on_re_us/fake_bomb_15http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3635225&page=1MIT has apparently lowered their standards. This ID10T wore a tshirt with an actual circuit board on the outside into an airport. And was carrying a lump of play-doh.Doh!I'm sorry if this sounds mean but maybe police should have...
Tags: SECURITY, Dr Dij, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-09-21
(Photos: MIT's solar house under construction)
sunny side upThis all seems a bit retro and 70's!! Surely with one of the criteria being marketability (strange word I know!) then a judgement should be - how many have you sold! More an MBA feature than a sustainable energy project. And with all the homes now needed in...
Tags: chrisganderampy@..., photograph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-08-21
Photos: MIT's solar house under construction
MIT works on its entry in a competition searching for a realistic, marketable house powered entirely by the sun.
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph
Image galleries 2007-08-10
New photos of the first working prototype of the $100 MIT laptop
What the world needs now is a good $100 laptop!Now that LCD/TFT panel technology has reached the point where $100 laptops are feasible, I think that this might come to be one of the most socially significant inventions of the 21st century.Why?I can remember buying one of the first $100...
Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, photograph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, coonass, laptop computer, $100 laptop, battery
Discussion threads 2007-07-19
Photos: Building a better space suit
At MIT and the University of North Dakota, researchers are trying out new designs to clothe astronauts heading to Mars.
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researcher, photograph
Image galleries 2007-07-18
Images: Looking for life in virtual worlds
MIT students and IBMers show off applications that make virtual worlds look and feel like real worlds.
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Image galleries 2007-06-18
MIT's new WiTricity could eliminate power cords, and even batteries
Can WiTricity reduce or eliminate the need for batteries?I wrote about the fact that MIT's WiTricity is aiming to reduce or eliminate the need for power cords and batteries:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=508Of course, most devices will probably still need batteries for remote roaming, but these wireless power technologies could increase battery life and...
Tags: Engineering, Aerospace & Defense, Network technology, Jason Hiner, battery, WiTricity, radar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-06-15
MIT's new WiTricity could eliminate power cords, and even batteries
Juggling multiple incompatible batteries and power adapters is one of the major headaches that we have to deal with when we carry phones, laptops, digital cameras, and other computing and electronics devices. However, MIT researchers think they've found a way to effectively deal with that problem using a new technology...
Tags: WiTricity, MIT, Wireless, Wireless Electricity
Blog posts 2007-06-15
(Images: MIT's $100 laptop)
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Tags: nechuksassociates@..., $100 laptop, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, laptop computer
Discussion threads 2007-05-22
Scratch
Screenshots from Scratch application MIT Labs
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Image galleries 2007-05-18
Photos: Humanoid robots come to life at MIT
When it comes to robots, MIT's CSAIL is one of the places in the world where the magic happens.
Tags: Robots, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, robot, photograph
Image galleries 2007-05-15
Photos: Tech ideas for humanity
MIT's Ideas Competition honors low- and hi-tech inventions designed to make the world a better place.
Tags: humanity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph
Image galleries 2007-05-03
MIT honors humanitarian tech invention
Link to the photo galleryTech ideas for humanityhttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10878_11-64680.htmlStay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!http://nl.com.com/MiniFormHandler?brand=techrepublic&list_id=e019
Tags: Sonja Thompson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-05-04
Photos: Green tech in focus at MIT Energy 2.0 conference
Start-ups, students show off a wide range of energy technologies while keynote speakers take the stage.
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaker, photograph, conference
Image galleries 2007-03-12
The MIT water computer--see ya, electrons!
Nifty; much better than my feeble attemptsI once did something similar with Tinker Toystm, but it was probably slower and less reliable. A good part of the problem that I came across when doing my gate implementation (XOR, OR, AND, NOT) was that after a while, parts would come...
Tags: computer, filker0, geek, hardware, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussion threads 2007-02-16


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