| Blending Polymers | | | | | | | | A new, fully autonomous platform can identify, mix, and characterize novel polymer blends to find the optimal combination. The system could streamline the design of new materials for sustainable biocatalysis, better batteries, or safer drug-delivery materials. | | | | New transmitter could make wireless devices more energy-efficient The flexible chip could boost the performance of current electronics and meet the more stringent efficiency requirements of future 6G technologies. |  | | | | | | | Pedestrians now walk faster and linger less, researchers find A computer vision study compares changes in pedestrian behavior since 1980, providing information for urban designers about creating public spaces. |  | | | | | | | Ushering in a new era of suture-free tissue reconstruction for better healing MIT spinout Tissium recently secured FDA marketing authorization of a biopolymer platform for nerve repair. |  | | | | | | | AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics Researchers created polymers that are more resistant to tearing by incorporating stress-responsive molecules identified by a machine-learning model. |  | | | | | | | Mapping cells in time and space: New tool reveals a detailed history of tumor growth Researchers developed a tool to recreate cells’ family trees. Comparing cells’ lineages and locations within a tumor provided insights into factors shaping tumor growth. |  | | | | | | | Ophthalmologist puts mind and hand to art Pediatric ophthalmologist Carmel Mercado ’09 is also a visual artist whose illustrations and animal characters can be found in places as varied as a children’s hospital and a microbrewery. |  | | | | | | | Twist on famous double-slit experiment deals a blow to Einstein’s quantum doubts // Gizmodo MIT researchers recently performed a new “iteration of a foundational quantum experiment.” The physicists “successfully replicated the double-slit experiment on the atomic scale, allowing for an unprecedented level of empirical precision.” | | | | | | | The LIGO Lab is pushing the boundaries of gravitational-wave research // Scientific American Ten years after scientists detected gravitational waves for the first time using the LIGO detectors, Rachel Feltman of Scientific American’s “Science Quickly” podcast visits the MIT LIGO Lab to speak with Associate Professor Matthew Evans about the future of gravitational wave research. | | | | | | | Superhot geothermal energy could unearth big power boost for the AI era // CNBC CNBC spotlights Quaise Energy, an MIT spinoff developing geothermal energy technology. | | | | | | | | | | We got you started on a recent crossword puzzle from The New York Times. Can you fill out the rest of the grid? | | | | | | In MIT course 21T.221 (Lighting Design), students explore the history, concepts, and techniques of sculpting space with light within a contemporary context. Taught by Joshua Higgason, professor of the practice in design for MIT Theater, students experiment with a wide range of approaches, tools, and skills to develop their own creative vision. The course focuses on forms that include live performance, installation, architecture, and developments in applied technologies. It allows students, Higgason says, “to create new ways to share their art and to share their story with other people.” | | | | | | Did you know that MIT icon Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Richards, longtime instructor in what was formerly the Sanitary Chemistry department, was a cat lady? Feel free to share this feline fact with your favorite friends. | | |
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