Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNews and information about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. News and information from the best feeds offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.James Rothman is Appointed the Fergus F. Wallace Professor- September 16, 2008 New Haven, Conn. - James E. Rothman, the newly designated Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences, is an internationally renowned expert on membrane trafficking, the means by which proteins and other ...http://media-newswire.com/release_1073117.html Nanoships Might Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs- September 16, 2008 U.S. scientists say they've developed nanometer-sized cargo ships that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream, delivering anti-cancer drugs.http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212172534.shtml NYer Berenson, imprisoned in Peru, is pregnant- September 16, 2008 LIMA, Peru - New York native Lori Berenson , who is serving a 20-year sentence in Peru for collaborating with leftist guerrillas in the 1990s, is four weeks pregnant, her father says.http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2008/09/16/2008-09-16_new_yorker_berenson_imprisoned_in_... UCF ranks high for research- September 16, 2008 UCF just sent out this announcement: "The University of Central Florida joined prestigious research universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University in the top 10 of this ...http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2008/09/ucf-ranks-high.html Rocky financial ride getting even rougher- September 16, 2008 The Associated Press NEW YORK -- It started as a panic attack, soothed by assurances that the problem was limited to a relatively small number of reckless home loans.http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/p0749-BC-FinancialRollercoaste-09-15-1595 Temperature range extended for magnetosensors- September 16, 2008 Magnetic sensors like those used to measure RPMs tend to stop responding at high temperatures.http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210601942&cid=RSSfeed... Hall of Fame Racing Yacht Designer Olin Stephens Dies at 100 - Bloomberg- September 15, 2008 Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Olin Stephens, a naval architect who designed eight America's Cup winners along with thousands of cruising and racing yachts, has died. He was 100. Stephens, the senior member of the New York Yacht Club , died Sept. 13 in ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=acwLXNvLt09w&refer=australia Afghanistan frees young son of al-Qaeda suspect - San Diego Union-Tribune- September 15, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The 12-year-old son of a woman suspected of links to al-Qaeda and facing charges in New York was freed Monday by Afghanistan and sent to his family in Pakistan, two months after he was detained with his mother. Officials say ...http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20080915-1327-al-qaidasuspect-son.html Afghanistan frees young son of al-Qaida suspect - MSNBC- September 15, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The 12-year-old son of a woman suspected of links to al-Qaida and facing charges in New York was freed Monday by Afghanistan and sent to his family in Pakistan, two months after he was detained with his mother. Officials say the ...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26724303/ Afghanistan frees 12-year-old son of al-Qaida suspect, returns him to ... - Newsday- September 15, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ The 12-year-old son of a woman suspected of links to al-Qaida and facing charges in New York was freed Monday by Afghanistan and sent to his family in Pakistan, two months after he was detained with his mother. Officials ...http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap-al-qaida-suspect-sonsep15,0,6488496.story |