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An Interview with Sajed Kamal
By Lauren Constantino Solar energy powers Professor Sajed Kamal’s watch, a device that serves as a regular reminder of the rapidly approaching deadline for society to switch to renewable energy. Kamal, a world leader in solar energy installations, recently released a new book, The Renewable Revolution: How We Can Fight Climate Change, Prevent Energy Wars, [...]
News Notes – November 10
[News Notes was on hiatus for last 4 days because my other job was demanding 12 hours + of my time awake - sorry for the disruption. -ed] Another face of Capuano By Brian McGrory – Globe Columnist / November 10, 2010 If Michael Capuano considers you a friend, you really don’t want to have [...]
News Notes – October 25
Gridlock fouling up Boylston & Mass. By Christina Pazzanese – Globe Correspondent / October 25, 2010 With so many drivers trying to navigate Boston’s narrow city streets every day, reader Robert Hegarty wants to know why the city doesn’t take a more assertive stance on warning against traffic gridlock. “My reason for writing deals with [...]
News Notes – October 24
Menus for the postmodern milieu By Scott Kirsner – October 24, 2010 It sounds like a cautionary tale: a dropout from MIT’s prestigious master’s program in chemical engineering winds up waiting tables at various Cambridge restaurants. For Rajat Suri, it was research. Suri is the cofounder of E La Carte Inc., a start-up developing a [...]
News Notes – October 19
Can it be? Work begins to replace destroyed restaurant row in the Fenway By adamg/Universal Hub – 10/18/10 – 3:04 pm Actual progress on Peterborough Street today: A small team of workers began removing debris behind the mural-covered plywood to allow for more serious construction of a new building that will house up to nine [...]
News Notes – August 3
WikiLeaks case puts spotlight on Boston’s hacker culture By Carolyn Y. Johnson – Globe Staff / August 3, 2010 It’s hardly the first time Boston-area hackers have been in the headlines. But it’s potentially the most serious. The strong technology industry and universities here foster people with the right blend of technical expertise, audacity, and [...]
News Notes – July 30
Back Bay development downsized By Thomas Grillo / Boston Herald – July 29, 2010 A plan to extend Newbury Street’s toney shopping district to Massachusetts Avenue has been downsized in response to a lawsuit from neighbors. Kensington Investment Co., owners of Grand Circle Travel, have reduced the scale of the project at 93 Massachusetts Ave. [...]
News Notes – June 5
1977 – The Apple II, one of the first personal computer, goes on sale. More anniversaries. MIT grads learn formula for success By Boston Herald Staff – June 5, 2010 After four piano-dropping, dome-topping, pocket-protecting, specs-taping years, the “nerds” of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s class of 2010 graduated yesterday morning in MIT’s 144th commencement ceremony. [...]
News Notes – April 28
1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty. More anniversaries. Board may make Levy repay hospital over lapse in judgment By Liz Kowalczyk – Globe Staff / April 28, 2010 The board of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center plans to impose financial penalties on chief executive Paul Levy for undisclosed lapses of judgment in a personal relationship [...]
News Notes – April 26
1937 – Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain is bombed by German Luftwaffe. More anniversaries. Wheelchairs that listen – Seeking greater independence, patients help MIT researchers design a voice-driven device By By Karen Weintraub – Globe Correspondent / April 26, 2010 David Hatch uses a joystick to direct his wheelchair, but he dreads the day — [...]