| Fusion Physics Update | | | | | | Researchers at MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems are working to develop a next-generation fusion research experiment, called SPARC, as a precursor to a practical, emissions-free power plant. A new set of papers reports their progress toward such a revolutionary power source. Full story via MIT News → |
| 3 Questions: Nancy Hopkins on improving gender equality in academia |
Molecular biologist and professor emerita advocates for more inclusive science and advises how to get there. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| How contact tracing happens at MIT |
With years of experience under its belt, MIT Medical works with the campus community to limit the spread of Covid-19. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| A champion of renewable energy MIT senior Darya Guettler advocates for climate action and broader deployment of zero-carbon energy sources. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Building a community renaissance on Chicago’s South Side Bernard Loyd ’83, SM ’85, PhD ’89, SM ’90 is building a better world beginning with his own neighborhood of Bronzeville on the South Side of Chicago. Full story via Slice of MIT→ | |
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| Antarctic sea ice may not cap carbon emissions as much as previously thought Study suggests sea ice blocks the flow of carbon both into and out of the ocean, in roughly equal measure. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Compact nuclear fusion reactor is “very likely to work,” studies suggest // The New York Times In a series of new papers, MIT researchers provide evidence that plans to develop a next-generation compact nuclear fusion reactor called SPARC should be feasible. “If we can overcome the engineering challenges, this machine will perform as we predict,” explains Martin Greenwald, deputy director for MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Full story via The New York Times→ |
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| The first black hole ever photographed now appears to be "wobbling" // CBS News |
Astronomers have found that the M87* black hole seems to be wobbling. “The wobbling is big news — it allows scientists to study the object's accretion flow. Studying that region is key to understanding how the black hole and surrounding matter interact with the host galaxy.” Full story via CBS News→ |
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| Possibility of dark bosons entices physicists // Scientific American A team of MIT researchers has uncovered hints of anomalous activity in heavy isotopes. “Most likely, we are measuring new nuclear physics, but there is the possibility of something else going on,” says Professor Vladan Vuletić. Full story via Scientific American→ |
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| Arlan Hamilton and Katie Rae say tech can do well — and do good // Wired |
“We back transformational technology that could shape a market and solve a huge world problem all in a go,” says The Engine CEO Katie Rae. “But it requires patience, it requires capital and it requires imagination on how to get these types of companies to market.” Full story via Wired→ |
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| | | Just in time for International Podcast Day, the Office of Open Learning has created MIT Podcasts, an app that gathers all of MIT’s podcasts onto one page, with a list of new episodes updated daily. Featuring some 30 podcasts from over a dozen departments, initiatives, offices, and clubs, the offerings represent a wide range of interests and expertise from across the MIT community. Follow story via MIT News → |
| | | | | Instead of studying alone in a quiet studio, I’m learning satellite engineering while holding a baby, and thinking about neuroscience while rocking him to sleep. |
| | —Anonymous graduate student blogger on the unexpected joys of pursuing an advanced degree while caring for an infant during a pandemic Full story via the MIT Grad Admissions Blog→ |
| | | Mingyu Y., a graduate student in the Health Sciences and Technology program, has penned a poem about how new classmates became friends while solving weekly crossword puzzles together: “Crosswords are more than just brain-twisting clues;/ They helped me to find my community too.” Poem via the MIT Graduate Admissions blog→ |
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