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- A robotic tuna for the Navy
- You might not know that the bluefin tuna is an ultra-efficient swimmer. But the U.S. Navy knows that this tuna can reach speeds of 50 mph. So it wants to build robotic bluefin tunas for submarine surveillance missions. The first prototypes, designed by Massachusetts engineers, should be available by the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Will vendors now boycott Massachusetts?
- Is Brown going to replace Harvard as America's premier medical school campus? Will Harvard and MIT faculty start fighting for visiting privileges there, in order to skirt the law and get more coffee mugs? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Dumbing down our math tests?
- The BBC is reporting on a trend in UK standardized math tests towards "easier, shallower and less demanding" examinations. Here in Massachusetts, I was working with our school psychologist to identify new interventions for special education students based on their standardized test scores. However, as she pointed out,...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Massachusetts finds unintended consequences in health care reform
- A map of Massachusetts does look like a snub-nosed revolver pointed at the rest of the nation. (You can buy a flash version of this map for just $14.95 from Maps4.com.) In the case of health care reform that's an apt metaphor. Fact is...
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
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- Google journeys to the center of the earth (well not quite) with latest alternative energy foray
- Apparently Google's philanthropic arm isn't content investing in just one source of alternative energy, which makes sense considering the geographic diversity of the planet we live on. The search and business applications giant last week said it will put up about $10.25 million toward energy technology called enhanced geothermal systems...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- MIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag order
- Great way to end a Tuesday! Federal Judge George O'Toole ungagged the three MIT students who had planned to speak at Defcon on weaknesses in the Boston T's CharlieCard system. The T's operator, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, had sought a five-month extension on the ban -- until their vendors...
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?
- Limelight Networks may have won a medal for its role behind the scenes to keep NBCOlympics.com humming, but the company is still dwarfed by its largest rival Akamai. The big question: Does Limelight have enough headroom to gain meaningful share from Akamai? Jason Perlow detailed how content...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Decision on MIT students' gag order delayed until Tuesday
- The MIT students currently under a gag order not to speak about their research into security holes in the Boston's CharlieCard system will spend the weekend still gagged. A federal judge today declined to lift a temporary restraining order until it expires on Tuesday, News.com reports. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements
- Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavementsDemand Meets SupplyWe need more electricity for the subdivision we built.Quick, throw up another parking lot.That will mean more cars, more homes.Quick, throw up another parking lot.......RE: Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavementsI have been trying to get people interested in this for a couple...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements
- Massachusetts researchers have found a new method for capturing solar energy. They're using heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to produce electricity. Through asphalt, 'the researchers are developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and inexpensive -- sources of electricity and hot...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- U.S. Internet down by law, not market
- U.S. Internet down by law, not marketPlease refrain from the BS, Dana[i]ISPs are free to set terms and conditions of service, but if those terms become onorous the consumer can simply change carriers[/i]And we cannot?If I do not like Comcast I can move to Verizon, Cavalier, AOL, ATX, the list...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Defcon's over but MBTA wants gag order to remain
- With negotiations between the EFF-represented MIT students and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority over a temporary restraining order at a standstill, the MBTA will go to court Thursday to ask for an extension of the temporary restraining order issued against the students this weekend. The current order expires Aug. 19....
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear
- A two-week coast-to-coast tour of fuel-cell vehicles started on Monday, making its first pit stop in Massachusetts. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-08-12
- News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Massachusetts Research Consultancy Rebuilds Its Server System on Microsoft Platform
- Mass Insight had been running an outdated server platform on an underpowered server that was too strained to handle the high demands of its workforce. Mass Insight collaborated with partner iCorps Technologies to deploy a new terminal service solution based on Microsoft Windows Server 2008. The result is a secure,...
- Case studies 2008-08-12
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)
- Have you been to Boston recently? Ridden the T as the subway there is called? A while back, they switched from friendly little nostalgic tokens to awkward tickets and commuter passes called Charlie Cards. Living out in the sticks of central Massachusetts, I don't spend enough time...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Will vendors now boycott Massachusetts?
- Will vendors now boycott Massachusetts?Medical device development in MassachusettsSpeaking as a member of the orthopedic medical device industry, it is our hope that the regulatory process will allow input from industry to develop reasonable disclosure guidelines without stifling activities that are beneficial to Massachusetts healthcare consumers. Below is an abbreviated...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subway
- MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subwayPrior restraintThe judge's order is clearly prior restraint on speech. I'd be shocked if it wasn't overturned on appeal. Unfortunately, the MTA will probably escape the financial spanking they deserve for violating the students' civil rights.Illusion is...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subway
- The talk by three MIT students was to be titled "The Anatomy of a Subway Hack: Breaking Crypto RFIDs & Magstripes of Ticketing Systems." It was to be delivered Sunday at Defcon. Then the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority sued for an injunction to stop the speech and a U.S. District...
- Blog posts 2008-08-09
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- A new proposal out of MIT (original home of the so-called $100 laptop from the OLPC) has gotten quite a bit of traction in the blogosphere and around the Web. A group of students, recalling their own early computing experiences in Apple II labs, is attempting to resurrect these...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
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- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
- Co. is a mutual life insurance company. Co.'s primary business is individual life insurance, annuity and disability income products distributed primarily through career agents. Co....
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