MIT’s new automated ‘life coach’ can help you ace job interviews (video)

In the spirit of Father's Day, I'm guessing everyone has probably heard the phrase "it's not what you say; it's how you say it." Well, MIT is actually applying that concept to a new automated program that rates your body language as you talk to someone.

Anonymous hacks MIT web site after death of web activist Aaron Swartz

The hacktivist group Anonymous defaced the web site of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for its role in the events that led to the suicide of online activist Aaron Swartz.

MIT researchers create an alternative to silicon chips with indium gallium arsenide

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have created the smallest transistor yet from a material that could one day replace silicon in semiconductor chips.

Silicon has ruled for decades. But the team at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories …

Robots won’t take your job, but automation might

“Many of us will live to see the day where we have physical, non-human colleagues,” says Matt Beane, a researcher at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and he doesn’t mean the office dog. Beane’s research addresses what he calls “The Avatar Economy”, where remote workers operate robots.

Marketers, take off your mood rings: Affectiva raises $12M for emotion measurement technology

Affectiva absorbed $12 million in a third round of investment for its emotion measurement technology that helps brands and businesses gain insight about their consumers.

The company’s flagship products are Affdex, an automated facial coding platform, and Q Sensor, a …

Solving the energy storage problem, Liquid Metal Battery Corp raises $15M with support from Bill Gates

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation, which says it found the solution to storing energy from renewable sources, is getting a new charge in funding.

Led by cleantech investor Khosla Ventures, the battery tech company has raised $15 million in a second …

Amazeballs: This anti-gravity ball can remember your touch

Is it just me, or does it feel like the “future” we all see in TV shows and movies is getting closer and closer to reality? A team of researchers at MIT have created a small atmosphere, the ZeroN, where …