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Advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology and beyond
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On this day in 1916, MIT and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company attempted the largest transcontinental teleconference of the time.

#telephone #oldschool #teleconference #MITHistory  

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An MIT-led team has developed new models for how cells condense and separate their chromosomes before dividing. Learn more: http://mitsha.re/TQ5r301cYvl
GIF courtesy of the researchers.

#biology #cells #DNA #chromosomes #MIT #science
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Mixtures of liquids and solids could lead to holographic displays, new optical devices.

#glass #solids #liquids #MIT

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How to draw the MIT seal in less than 2 minutes:

Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT

#MIT #Printing #cncmachine

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Who wants to see a black hole? A new advance from MIT, Harvard, and the MIT Haystack Observatory may finally make it so.

#space #blackholes #astronomy #computerscience #MIT

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Launched last January, MIT Sandbox is a new program for all MIT students that provides mentoring, customized educational experiences, and seed funding of up to $25,000 for new ideas.

#innovation #startups #seedfunding #MIT

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"The study of literature is about the experience of being human, and that's inseparable from the practice of medicine," Cara Lai '16.

#literature #MIT #MIT2016 #medicine

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Cool news! MIT scientists have found the first direct evidence that black holes feed on clouds of cold gas.

#science #astronomy #astrophysics #blackholes #MIT

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“I see it as really unique to MIT that you don’t just learn how to develop or invent a technology. You see how you can use it to impact the world right now.” Leila Pirhaji PhD ’16

#innovation #entrepreneurship #engineering #womeninSTEM #MIT

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Meet Ned Burnell, a grad student in MIT Mechanical Engineering who sees endless possibilities for better product design.

#design #productdesign #engineering #engineers #MIT
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