An artist’s illustration shows a white dwarf (right) circling a larger, sun-like star (left) in an ultra-short orbit, forming a “cataclysmic” binary system.The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.

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Grant to create interdisciplinary study program: MIT has been awarded a $3 million grant from the...

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A new system that automatically streamlines database access patterns can make large Web

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Neil Gershenfeld, one of the most innovative scientists in the United States, will be the keynote...