The internet is loaded with plenty of ways that people can waste time. For some, it’s not that big of a deal, but if you’re doing something important or loaded with work, these distractions can prevent the real tasks from getting done. Facebook is the worst offender and two MIT PhD candidates decided to apply… Continue reading MIT students find shock therapy works against Facebook addiction
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Hydrophobic coating is the coolest product demonstration you’ll see all day
Hydrophobic and oleophobic coating may sound like something boring that you’d find in a college chemistry textbook, but it also helps bring into existence the coolest product demonstration we’ve seen in a while. As long as you can get passed the annoying “90s modern” music, you’ll be amazed at the visuals of how this stuff… Continue reading Hydrophobic coating is the coolest product demonstration you’ll see all day
Cisco buys Meraki for $1.2 billion
There was a time not too long ago when billion dollar purchases of tech companies didn’t happen all the time. There was a time not too long ago when billion dollar purchases were never done completely with cash. Those days are behind us with the latest billion dollar acquisition being happening with Cisco buying Meraki,… Continue reading Cisco buys Meraki for $1.2 billion
Google takes on online MBA programs, MIT and the mainstream education system
Google, New York City, Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology join forces to form a school offering classes in computer coding, but it is looking to compete with online education empires offering courses in venture management and bent on building a good reputation. Twenty-two thousand feet of the Google campus in New York opens… Continue reading Google takes on online MBA programs, MIT and the mainstream education system
The last ROFLcon
Had I known it was going to be the last ROFLcon, I would have made it my first. Unfortunately for those such as myself who have never made it out to MIT for a semi-annual ROFLcon, they may never get to see one at all. This, the third one, declared in their show guide that… Continue reading The last ROFLcon
MIT develops “superhydrophobic” glass that repels fog, water, glare, and zombies
Leave it to the brains at MIT to improve something that most of us take for granted: glass. Their “Fog-free glass” is a nano-textured, multifunctional variation that resists fogging, virtually eliminates glare, and self-cleans. In the video below, you see water droplets bouncing off the superhydrophobic surface without leaving a, well, droplet. Imagine the applications… Continue reading MIT develops “superhydrophobic” glass that repels fog, water, glare, and zombies