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MIT Files Patent Suit Against Biotech Company Affymetrix

MIT filed a lawsuit against biotechnology company Affymetrix last month, alleging the company’s GeneChip technology infringes an existing MIT patent.

MIT adds robotics, voice control to wheelchair

MIT reports its researchers are developing a robotic, voice-driven wheelchair, which would allow a user to be able to tell the wheelchair to go to a specific location, rather than control every twist and turn.

MIT Probe Could Aid Quantum Computing

MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking.

MIT Secretly Built Mega-Efficient Nano Batteries

mattnyc99 writes "There was plenty of chatter last week about an MIT announcement that researcher Angela Belcher had developed a way to create virus-based nanoscale batteries to power mini gadgets of the future. In a fascinating followup at Popular Mechanics, Belcher now says that her unpublished work includes full-scale models of the batteries themselves, and that they could power everything from cars and laptops to medical devices and wearable armor. Quoting: 'We haven't ruled out cars. That's a lot of amplification. But right now the thing is trying to make the best material possible, and if we get a really great material, then we have to think about how do you scale it.'"

MIT Students Get Top Marks for Hacking Boston Subway

In a story straight out of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother, three MIT undergraduates concocted a scheme to hack Boston's transit payment system, the Charlie Card (no relation). The students managed to reprogram the cards to increase their credit balance, thus allowance them to ride the subway for free.

MIT Team Working On a $12 Apple (II) Desktop

Barence writes "A new project to create a $12 computer is underway at MIT, the same University that spawned the One Laptop Per Child non-profit laptop. The PCs will be loosely based on Apple 2 machines, first unveiled over 30 years ago, and the team are actively recruiting enthusiasts of the retro computer to help develop the new PC." Update: 08/05 14:13 GMT by T : The original story at the Boston Herald has more information, as well as a photo of the team.

MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

MIT Students' Gag Order Lifted

mytrip and several other readers let us know that a judge in Boston has lifted the gag order — actually let it expire — against three MIT students who discovered flaws in the security of the local transit system, the MBTA. We've discussed the case over the last 10 days. "Judge O'Toole said he disagreed with the basic premise of the MBTA's argument: That the students' presentation was a likely violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a 1986 federal law meant to protect computers from malicious attacks such as worms and viruses. Many had expected Tuesday's hearing to hinge on First Amendment issues and what amounts to responsible disclosure on the part of computer security researchers. Instead, O'Toole based his ruling on the narrow grounds of what constitutes a violation of the CFAA.

MIT Students Still Gagged as Defcon Convention Ends

With Defcon 16 over, Massachusetts officials still want three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students barred from discussing vulnerabilities in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's ticket system. But materials from the MIT students' Defcon presentation have been distributed and posted on the Internet.

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$12 MIT Computer Based On NES, Not Apple II

ericatcw writes "The $12 computer that a bunch of designers and grad students are talking up at an MIT conference this month as a potential, cheaper alternative to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for Third World students is actually a knockoff of the original Nintendo Entertainment System gaming console released in the mid-1980s, reports Computerworld, and confirmed in a comment by the project's spokesman, Derek Lomas. According to Lomas' account and pictures, the Victor-70 is an 8-bit NES clone that accepts its cartridges and is wholly contained in the keyboard. It is also likely to be an unlicensed clone made in China, according to Lomas, though he notes that may not matter patent-wise in the US, due to the length of time that has passed."

Judge keeps MIT fare-hackers under cone of silence

The entire point of security research, unless one clings to the extremely dubious doctrine of "security through obscurity," is to shed light on vulnerabilities and flaws—except, apparently, if those flaws happen to be located within the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's (MBTA) subway system. Last Saturday, three MIT students who had planned to present information regarding flaws in the MBTA's ticket fare system were ordered not to do so by US District Judge Douglas Wood. Wood initially imposed a 10-day injunction, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 19. Yesterday, Judge George O'Toole reviewed the injunction order, but declined to lift it, opting instead to wait the full ten days and continue the hearing until Tuesday.

Judge Still Keeps MIT Students Gagged Over Subway Hacking Presentation

The EFF tried to get the gag order lifted off the three MIT students who had planned a presentation on how Boston's subway system was vulnerable to some hacks. However, a judge has left the gag order in place, saying that it will be discussed at a hearing next Tuesday. He also ordered the students to hand over more information.

Massachusetts Judge Stops MIT Students from Presenting Transit System Hacking Tips

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court in Boston has issued a gag order preventing three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students from presenting research findings at Defcon 16, an annual conference of computer hackers.

Judge Lifts Gag Order against MIT Subway Hackers, Slides Published Online

A federal judge lifted the temporary gag order placed on three MIT students Tuesday, who were originally set to give a presentation at DEF CON that outlined a number of security holes in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s RFID-based fare infrastructure.

Major Discovery - Solar Revolution?

Scientists at MIT discover way to mimic plant storage system which may lead to major advancements in solar energy. Credit: MIT New Office

Scientists Closer To Creating Artificial Noses

Scientists at MIT have moved closer to being able to create an artificial nose after finding a way to mass-produce smell receptors. The MIT RealNose project seeks to recreate the most complex and least-understood of the five senses: smell. The team plans to work with researchers around the world to develop a portable microfluidic device that can identify various smells, including diseases with unique odors, such as diabetes and certain cancers.

New underwater robot can hover in place

Schematic shows Odyssey IV a small inexpensive MIT-designed robotic submarine that can hover in place like a helicopter. Image courtesy MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab

Hacking the T: Lessons in Wireless Security

Just a little background: a group of MIT students hacked the MBTA's (known as the "T") "CharlieCard" stored-value RFID system and attempted to publish a paper on their findings at the recent DEFCON event. They were slapped with an injunction/lawsuit, and MIT was also named in the suit. The injunction was lifted yesterday, with the judge citing misapplication of a computer fraud law as the reason. So the students are free, for the moment, anyway, to proceed.

MIT Test Drives Mobile-Sensor Network to Cut Down Commuting Time

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MIT Submarine Is Most Autonomous Robot Ocean Researcher Yet

On the heels of successful bot building by land and air, the all-new Odyssey IV explores the ocean's depths on its own while fighting strong currents and gathering crucial data. With an endgame including six months worth of self-charging scout missions for underwater pipelines and environmental research, PM's intrepid reporter gets hands-on with its joystick to run down a seagull.

MIT Materials Science and Engineering wins $19.2m NSF grant

42 million 'Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration' program issues first grants

MIT Sloan: Will the PND Follow the PDA into History?

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MIT project energizes hacking community

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has electrified the hacking community with a project aimed at a major transport system, students say.

MIT project energizes hacking community

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has electrified the hacking community with a project aimed at a major transport system, students say.

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