Topic: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. Sound nuts? Not yet ...
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MIT lab looks to build on history of innovation

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - The research laboratory that brought the world wearable computers, early social networking platforms and programmable Lego bricks is entering its second quarter-century in a shiny new showcase. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab has moved into its new home -- a six-story, 163,000-square foot glass ...
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Singing helps stroke victims regain speech

US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said. Gottfried Schlaug, an associate professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, showed a video of a patient with a stroke lesion on ...
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Scientists help stroke victims regain speech through singing

US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said here Saturday. Gottfried Schlaug, an associate professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center and Harvard Medical School has found that patients who have suffered a stroke ...
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