BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - The research laboratory that brought the world wearable computers, early social networking platforms and programmable Lego bricks is entering its second quarter-century in a shiny new showcase. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab has moved into its new home -- a six-story, 163,000-square foot glass building designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. "This really ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The quest for a cream or gel to prevent AIDS infection has narrowed to using powerful HIV pills that are already on the market, scientists say. AIDS experts have long been searching for a microbicide -- a cream, gel or vaginal ring that women or men could use as a chemical shield to protect themselves from sexual transmission of ...