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Lincoln Laboratory in the News
The following articles were published in external publications and contain news about Laboratory efforts.
Googling Alien Life
Space Daily (03.27.2008)
MIT scientists are designing a satellite-based observatory that they say could for the first time provide a sensitive survey of the entire sky to search for planets outside the solar system that appear to cross in front of bright stars. The system could rapidly discover hundreds of planets similar to the Earth.
Schoolteachers Get a "Lift" at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT News (01.04.2008)
To encourage high-school students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, Lincoln Laboratory hires local teachers every summer to work alongside seasoned scientists. This public, private, and education sector partnership is possible through the Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology Program (LIFT2), and is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education and is funded through the No Child Left Behind Act.
Radar Technology Fights Breast Cancer
Science News (11.27.2007)
In 1990, Dr. Alan J. Fenn, a senior staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, adapted the thermotherapy treatment from a system that used focused microwaves to detect missiles and block out interfering enemy signals.
"It's a very simple idea that can be applied to the treatment of many different cancers, including breast cancer," Fenn said.
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