| Modern Toolmaker | | | | | | From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made. The mechanical engineer is working to develop advanced materials, as well as novel processes to use and shape them. Full story via MIT News → |
| Study suggests gendered words impact grant decisions MIT Sloan researchers investigate word choice to help explain why female scientists are less likely than male peers to score highly on a grant proposal. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Anne White named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering The fusion energy and turbulence modeling expert will succeed Dennis Whyte. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Engineers 3-D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devices. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20 Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines. Full story via MIT News → |
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| Spotting objects amid clutter New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Why your hard work isn’t paying off the way it used to // The Boston Globe “If we are serious about reducing inequality in our country, it’s time to rethink and rework the fundamental framework of U.S. labor law to support the next generation’s labor movement,” write Professor Thomas Kochan and senior lecturer Barbara Dyer of how to address the growing issue of income inequality in the U.S. Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| How NASA gave birth to modern computing — and gets no credit for it // Fast Company MIT researchers pioneered the use of integrated circuits, technology that is an integral component of today’s digital technologies, in the Apollo 11 computer: “MIT, NASA, and the race to the moon laid the very foundation of the digital revolution, of the world we all live in.” Full story via Fast Company → |
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| A mysterious mass on the dark side of the moon // The Boston Globe A team of scientists, including MIT researchers, has uncovered evidence of a large mass, which could be the metallic core of an asteroid, under a crater on the dark side of the moon. Full story via The Boston Globe → |
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| How nanotech powers precision medicine // Scientific American “When we think of medical breakthroughs, our minds often turn to new drugs and treatments,” writes Institute Professor Robert Langer. “However, innovations in biomaterials and medicine delivery processes are just as revolutionary and important as they pave the way for such advances.” Full story via Scientific American → |
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| | | Driven by the legacy of industrial waste in her family’s Maine town, Assistant Professor Desiree Plata seeks to solve old environmental problems — and prevent new ones. “The mission of my group is to change the way that we invent materials and processes,” she says. Watch the video → |
Name: Norman Magnuson
Affiliation: Manager of the Department of Facilities’ Grounds Services
Hometown: Arlington, Massachusetts
Years at MIT: 45
Dream vacation spot: Japan
Most used emoji: 😂
Famous person (living or dead) you’d love to meet: Ronald Reagan
Latest phone pic: The chef at a cooking class
Secret superpower: Being an eternal optimist
Favorite thing about MIT: There is always something new to experience |
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