| Efficient Heat Engine | | | | | | MIT engineers have designed a heat engine with no moving parts that converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency — better than that of traditional steam turbines. The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, they say. Full story via MIT News → |
| MIT announces five flagship projects in first-ever Climate Grand Challenges competition The portfolio of multiyear projects focuses on delivering breakthrough solutions. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Should you get a second Covid-19 booster? |
MIT Medical provides the latest guidance on Covid-19 antibodies and second booster shots. Full story via MIT Medical→ | |
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| Architecture isn’t just for humans anymore In the remote desert of Nevada, an MIT team designs shelter for all species. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Engineered bacteria could help protect “good” gut microbes from antibiotics Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Embracing ancient materials and 21st-century challenges An early interest in archaeology led senior Sophia Mittman to explore many facets of materials science, from restoring artwork to making mining more sustainable. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| One on one with Alison Wendlandt // C&EN “I think being different, whatever that means — in my case, being LGBTQ — has been like a superpower,” says Assistant Professor Alison Wendlandt of her journey to leading her own research lab and how being queer has been integral to that journey. Full story via C&EN→ |
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| Race on campus // The Chronicle of Higher Education Assistant Professor Jackson G. Lu co-authored a research article that suggests ethnic East Asian students often struggle in “classrooms where assertiveness is expected but not necessarily encouraged within their cultures. That’s especially true in business and law classes where rapid-fire discussions can feel, to some, like verbal sparring.” Full story via The Chronicle of Higher Education→ |
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| MIT to boost five projects in first Climate Grand Challenges competition // Boston Business Journal MIT announced five projects “targeting the world's toughest climate riddles” that were selected as part of the Institute’s Climate Grand Challenges following a rigorous two-year competition. Full story via Boston Business Journal→ |
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| MIT, tech firms seek to improve artificial intelligence’s energy efficiency // EdScoop The MIT AI Hardware Program seeks to bring together researchers from academia and industry to “examine each step of designing and manufacturing the hardware behind AI-powered technologies.” Full story via EdScoop→ |
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In the People I (Mostly) Admire podcast from Freakonomics Radio, Professor Joshua Angrist speaks about natural experiments, the Talmud, and his path to winning the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. “Natural experiments started to attract people like me, partly because it was interesting and fun, and we had the opportunity to actually say something concrete about the world,” he reflects.
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| | | | | Some years, with student projects, it’s more like, “I want to try this paper and just make it a little bit better.” This year, it’s like, “I want a robot that’s going to tie my shoes.” |
| | —Professor Russ Tedrake on the development of his new survey course on robotic manipulation Full story via MIT News → |
| | | Flowers are blooming all across campus this week. Happy spring! 🌸 |
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