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Indian-Origin Engineer Anantha Chandrakasan Named MIT Provost
Prof Anantha Chandrakasan has been named Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new provost, the first Indian-American to serve in this leadership role.
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MIT Student Prahlad Iyengar Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Sparks Outrage
According to the college, the essay had language that "could be interpreted as a call for more violent or destructive forms of protests at MIT". The MIT Dean of Student Life, David Warren Randall emailed this to the magazine's editors.
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"7th Graders Could Have Solved": MIT's 1869 Entrance Paper Draws Attention
Renowned for its rigorous academic standards, MIT boasts a mere four per cent acceptance rate, making it a challenging institution to enter.
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1869 MIT Entrance Exam Paper Goes Viral For Being Too Easy, Can You Crack It?
A question paper from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's entrance exam from 1869 has recently gained attention on social media for being "surprisingly easy."
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World's Top Universities For Mechanical, Aeronautical Engineering Programs
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) continues to be the best university globally for studying mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing engineering.
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QS Rankings 2025: World's Top 10 Universities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the best university as per the QS World Rankings 2025.
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"Let Me Help": Elon Musk's Advice For US Universities Facing Antisemitism
Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were grilled today by Republican House members who claimed that the universities themselves "stood by, allowing horrific rhetoric to fester and grow" against Jews.
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MIT Engineers Design Self-Building Robots That Can Grow Into Bigger Machines
The robots can assist in the construction of buildings, vehicles, and even grow into larger robots.
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Open-Source Simulation Engine Using Photorealistic Simulator for Self-Driving AI Training Released
A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have created a simulation engine capable of creating photorealistic environments to train AI for autonomous vehicles (AVs) which can be used for very realistic locations used to train the AVs.
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MIT Researchers Develop Insect-Sized Robot Fireflies That Emit Light When Flying
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created insect-sized robots that emit light when they fly. The ability of these tiny robots to emit light can enable them to communicate with each other. It also makes tracking the robots more precise and efficient. While large robots can communicate using myriad tools, robots as t...
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AI Can Make Traffic Signals Less Chaotic, Roads More Organised for Motorists in Future, Say MIT Researchers
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have tried to find ways to ensure that motorists don't have to wait at a traffic intersection for the signal to change its colour. They have devised a method through which vehicles can reach the signal precisely at a time when it is green using consistency by an autonomous vehicle that ...
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Indian-American Astronaut Raja Chari Concludes First Spacewalk at ISS: Watch
According to Chari's biography on the NASA website, he graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo, Iowa. From the US Air Force Academy in Colorado, he received a bachelor's degree in Astronautical Engineering. He was awarded a master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachus...
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Infosys Science Foundation Awards Winners In Six Fields: Here's Complete List
Prof. Arvind (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was awarded for Engineering and Computer Science, Prof. Kaushik Basu (Cornell University and former SVP, World Bank) for Social Sciences, Prof. Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University) for Humanities, here's the list of winners
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This Face Mask Tech Uses Biosensors to Detect COVID-19 in Your Breath Within 90 Minutes
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a wearable biosensor technology that can help face masks detect COVID-19 in your breath.
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MIT Researchers Create Programmable Digital Fibre That Can Be Sewn Into Fabrics
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has invented a fibre with digital capabilities that can sense, store, analyse, and infer activities after it's sewn into a shirt.
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Indian-Origin Engineer Anantha Chandrakasan Named MIT Provost
Prof Anantha Chandrakasan has been named Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new provost, the first Indian-American to serve in this leadership role.
-
MIT Student Prahlad Iyengar Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Sparks Outrage
According to the college, the essay had language that "could be interpreted as a call for more violent or destructive forms of protests at MIT". The MIT Dean of Student Life, David Warren Randall emailed this to the magazine's editors.
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"7th Graders Could Have Solved": MIT's 1869 Entrance Paper Draws Attention
Renowned for its rigorous academic standards, MIT boasts a mere four per cent acceptance rate, making it a challenging institution to enter.
-
1869 MIT Entrance Exam Paper Goes Viral For Being Too Easy, Can You Crack It?
A question paper from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's entrance exam from 1869 has recently gained attention on social media for being "surprisingly easy."
-
World's Top Universities For Mechanical, Aeronautical Engineering Programs
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) continues to be the best university globally for studying mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing engineering.
-
QS Rankings 2025: World's Top 10 Universities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the best university as per the QS World Rankings 2025.
-
"Let Me Help": Elon Musk's Advice For US Universities Facing Antisemitism
Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were grilled today by Republican House members who claimed that the universities themselves "stood by, allowing horrific rhetoric to fester and grow" against Jews.
-
MIT Engineers Design Self-Building Robots That Can Grow Into Bigger Machines
The robots can assist in the construction of buildings, vehicles, and even grow into larger robots.
-
Open-Source Simulation Engine Using Photorealistic Simulator for Self-Driving AI Training Released
A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have created a simulation engine capable of creating photorealistic environments to train AI for autonomous vehicles (AVs) which can be used for very realistic locations used to train the AVs.
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MIT Researchers Develop Insect-Sized Robot Fireflies That Emit Light When Flying
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created insect-sized robots that emit light when they fly. The ability of these tiny robots to emit light can enable them to communicate with each other. It also makes tracking the robots more precise and efficient. While large robots can communicate using myriad tools, robots as t...
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AI Can Make Traffic Signals Less Chaotic, Roads More Organised for Motorists in Future, Say MIT Researchers
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have tried to find ways to ensure that motorists don't have to wait at a traffic intersection for the signal to change its colour. They have devised a method through which vehicles can reach the signal precisely at a time when it is green using consistency by an autonomous vehicle that ...
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Indian-American Astronaut Raja Chari Concludes First Spacewalk at ISS: Watch
According to Chari's biography on the NASA website, he graduated from Columbus High School in Waterloo, Iowa. From the US Air Force Academy in Colorado, he received a bachelor's degree in Astronautical Engineering. He was awarded a master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachus...
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Infosys Science Foundation Awards Winners In Six Fields: Here's Complete List
Prof. Arvind (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was awarded for Engineering and Computer Science, Prof. Kaushik Basu (Cornell University and former SVP, World Bank) for Social Sciences, Prof. Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University) for Humanities, here's the list of winners
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This Face Mask Tech Uses Biosensors to Detect COVID-19 in Your Breath Within 90 Minutes
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a wearable biosensor technology that can help face masks detect COVID-19 in your breath.
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MIT Researchers Create Programmable Digital Fibre That Can Be Sewn Into Fabrics
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has invented a fibre with digital capabilities that can sense, store, analyse, and infer activities after it's sewn into a shirt.
