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Name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Nationality: United States

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First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Xbox 360

Surrey Satellite to put Xbox parts in space

Surrey-based researchers are to build Xbox Kinect hardware into twin satellites in an auto-docking experiment.The microsatellites, to be called STRaND-2, are being developed by University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), with the Kinect ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Electronic Weekly ]

Entities: Xbox 360, Kinect for Xbox 360, University of Surrey

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Obama nominates successor to Nuclear...

Three days after embattled Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko announced his resignation, the White House announced President Barack Obama intends to nominate Allison Macfarlane, a professor at George Mason University, to the agency's ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Channel4000 ]

Entities: Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Harry Reid, Yucca, Barack Obama

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Marvin Minsky

Innovation in arts and culture #4: Punchdrunk – Sleep No More

Ever heard of 'remote and real world interconnected theatrical immersion'? Punchdrunk's Peter Higgin explains all I have just come to the end of two of the most exciting (and longest) weeks of my career.I am writing this in the production office of our ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Invention, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Interaction, Marvin Minsky, Tod Machover

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

United Nations

The blend of art and mathematics

1The “(Un)Folding Patterns” exhibition explores the relationship between art and mathematics: Bernar Venet, “Communative Operation,” right; Jane Philbrick, “Floating Sculpture ’09”; and Susan Weinthaler, “Echo Prototypes,” far left.The blend of art and ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Queens Chronicle ]

Entities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mathematician, United Nations, Curvature

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Two Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Prof. Arvind of MIT.CAMBRIDGE, Mass., United StatesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced April 17 that two Indian Americans were among the 220 new members elected, recognizing some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, ... [ Published May 23 2012 by India-West ]

Entities: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sustainability, Computer Science

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Recent books

Marilyn Yalom; With Books Publishing; 648 pp., 28,000 wonHow has the institution of marriage affected women through the ages?U.S. cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in this book, first published in the United States in 2001, ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Korea Times ]

Entities: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

‘D-C Oscars’ to take place tonight

CARPENTERSVILLE ? The Dundee-Crown Class of 2014 will host the annual ?D-C Oscars? variety and awards tonight.The show will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 1500 Kings Road, Carpentersville.Tickets cost $3; children younger than 10 may ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Northwest Herald ]

Entities: Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Mixing art and science in Moscow

Magazine issue 2865. Subscribe and saveFor similar stories, visit the Books and Art Topic GuideSee more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blogA WIND of change is blowing ... [ Published May 16 2012 by New Scientist ]

Entities: Moscow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Space Race, Government of the Russian Federation

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Send us your Polaroids

Project will document the “magical” film’s contribution to art and sciencePop hit: Andy Warhol, a Polaroid devotee, snaps Tessa Dahl at the Four Seasons, New York, 1973 (Photo: Tim Boxer/Hulton Archive/)An ambitious collaboration to document the achievements ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Art Newspaper ]

Entities: Polaroid Corporation, Quinine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 2 Documents

IN THE TUBES: CHIBIKART

It comes as no surprise that something like this would come out of MIT.Charles Guan, a master’s student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has created a small vehicle that is oddly reminiscent of a little game called Mario Kart.If you have ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Weekly Dig ]

Entities: The Tubes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gizmodo, Electric Vehicle, Nintendo Co LTD

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Grad Engineering Programs Probe Intersection of Science, Art

Engineers are turning to art for creative inspiration. When engineers seek solutions to a problemsuch as how to build a bridge to traverse a riverthey tend to draw upon designs that have worked in the past. It takes an artist to provide a "more creative ... [ Published May 09 2012 by US News & World Report ]

Entities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Anthony Fasano, Evan Ziporyn, Media Arts Group Inc

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

DEFEND YOURSELF!: SUPER ART FIGHT!

This Saturday, Marty Day and Ross Nover will be bringing The Greatest Live Art Competition in the Known Universe back to MIT for their second stint at ROFLCon. There will be dongs.What are we dealing with, exactly, and how did it start?Marty: It evolved ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Weekly Dig ]

Entities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Zach Weiner, Iron, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

Quotes

"I think by STRaND-4, we should be able to build the USS Enterprise" quipped Kenyon

Surrey Satellite to put Xbox parts in space [Electronic Weekly - May 27 2012]

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Innovation in arts and culture #4: Punchdrunk –... [ Published May 25 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
The blend of art and mathematics [ Published May 25 2012 by Queens Chronicle ]
Obama nominates successor to Nuclear... [ Published May 25 2012 by Channel4000 ]
Ron Paul supporters set sights lower on the ballot [ Published May 23 2012 by TwinCities.com ]
Two Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sci... [ Published May 23 2012 by India-West ]
Recent books [ Published May 18 2012 by Korea Times ]
‘D-C Oscars’ to take place tonight [ Published May 17 2012 by Northwest Herald ]
Mixing art and science in Moscow [ Published May 16 2012 by New Scientist ]
In Praise of Spatial Energy [ Published May 16 2012 by Style Weekly ]
Rosie Robotics Team at Agawam High School excit... [ Published May 16 2012 by MassLive ]
Light Waves: Atlanta by Artist Christopher Jann... [ Published May 15 2012 by PRWeb ]
Can cleaner cookstoves help save the world? [ Published May 15 2012 by Korea Herald ]
Driverless Car: Part 1 [ Published May 11 2012 by XinMsn ]
Joan Jonas Brings Her Multimedia Show to the Mc... [ Published May 11 2012 by Broadway World ]
Send us your Polaroids [ Published May 10 2012 by Art Newspaper ]
IN THE TUBES: CHIBIKART [ Published May 09 2012 by Weekly Dig ]
Grad Engineering Programs Probe Intersection of... [ Published May 09 2012 by US News & World Report ]
MIT Student Invents Real Life 'Mario Kart' [ Published May 09 2012 by KICKS 105 ]
Borowsky donation supports the glass arts at th... [ Published May 08 2012 by Artdaily.org ]
Eli Broad shares how to master the art of being... [ Published May 08 2012 by Artdaily.org ]
Union Symphony Orchestra hosts Elaine Kwon [ Published May 05 2012 by Union County Weekly ]
How rules of the game affect prosperity, poverty [ Published May 04 2012 by Charlotte Observer ]
Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Hindustan Times ]
Turn Back Time – YSL’s New Skincare Range Debut... [ Published May 04 2012 by Younger You ]
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DEFEND YOURSELF!: SUPER ART FIGHT! [ Published May 03 2012 by Weekly Dig ]
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural Histor... [ Published May 03 2012 by Smithsonian ]
Expanding possibilities in MSI's Fab Lab [ Published May 02 2012 by Chicago Tribune ]

Blogs

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Scientists Capture Video At The Speed Of Light [ Published Dec 14 2011 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have done the unthinkable. They’ve captured video at the speed of light, or, one trillion frames per second. Basically, that’s fast enough to produce a slow-motion video of light traveling through ...

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MIT students hurl piano off roof [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]