The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sept. 2 it plans to issue a $175,000 civil penalty against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for alleged violations of Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations. The FAA claims MIT offered a fiberboard box containing 33 electronic devices to FedEx Express for transportation by air from Cambridge, Mass., to Seattle on Aug. 25, 2009. Each electronic device consisted of a lithium battery attached to a circuit bo...