MIT develops a magnetically driven needless drug delivery system that fires nearly as fast as the speed of sound. full story ![]()
HRD minister of state Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has designed and successfully tested a new concept of needleless vaccine delivery system in the laboratory.
indiatimes.com (11 days ago)

Police responded earlier tonight to shots fired at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is updating students with campus-wide alerts about an "active shooter incident," warning students to stay clear of Building 32 (the Stata Center) and, as of this posting, that it is "unknown if injuries have occurred."
mediaite.com (30 days ago)

MIT is reporting that a gunman has fired shots on the Cambridge, MA campus in the area of the Stata Center, building 32. This report was issued by MIT at 10:48 pm. ET on April 18, 2013.UPDATE: ...
examiner.com (30 days ago)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) issued an emergency alert at 10.48 p.m. on Thursday night reporting that shots had been fired and that an officer was down.
dailymail.co.uk (30 days ago)
MIT police officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass., died last night after two men fired gun shots at Collier, who responded to a dist...
usatoday.com (30 days ago)
The Case Prodigy (iPad 2, 3, and 4; $60) features a secure magnetic closure that is compatible with the iPad’s magnetic sleep/wake function. The case’s patent-pending magnetic kickstand supports six different positions, allowing you to enjoy your tablet for viewing and typing in landscape orientation.
macworld.com (2 months and 17 days ago)

Magnetic fields normally wane as distance increases, but a new hose changes things. Electromagnetic waves can travel over long distances without interruption. But magnetism, the field that attracts or repels objects, only works at close range. Now a team of Spanish and German researchers proves otherwise: They have developed a “magnetic hose,” capable of transferring a...
popsci.com (24 days ago)
`This won't hurt a bit.'
forbes.com (3 months and 1 day ago)
An MIT police officer was shot dead last night on campus, Cambridge police said on it’s official twitter account.Gun shots were reported at 10:48 p.m. at Building 32, Stata Building, on Vassar Street near Main Street, off Kendall Square.An MIT email alert described the situation as “active and extremely dangerous.”It was unclear what kind of situation preceded or...
bostonherald.com (30 days ago)
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