Cleaner gas filtration + infant universe + mental health help

By rahmat hidayat

Jumat, 30 Januari 2026

view in browser MIT Daily January 30, 2026 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Separating Gases ​​The gas-filtering membranes from MIT spinout Osmoses offer an alternative to energy-guzzling thermal separation for chemicals and fuels. “This technology is a paradigm shift with respect to how most separations are happening in industry today,” says co-founder and former MIT postdoc Francesco Benedetti.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Study: The infant universe’s “primordial soup” was actually soupy MIT physicists observed the first clear evidence that quarks create a wake as they speed through quark-gluon plasma, confirming the plasma behaves like a liquid. Full story via MIT News → Why it’s critical to move beyond overly aggregated machine-learning metrics New research detects hidden evidence of mistaken correlations — and provides a method to improve accuracy. Full story via MIT News → Keeril Makan named vice provost for the arts An acclaimed composer and longtime MIT faculty member, Makan will direct the next act in MIT’s story of artistic leadership. Full story via MIT News → Opening a door to mental health help online Rob Morris SM ’09, PhD ’15 is co-founder and CEO of Koko, a tech nonprofit that helps “address youth mental health by reaching young people where they are.” Full story via Slice of MIT→ #ThisisMIT Follow @girlsintheboat on Instagram→ In the Media Modeling shows the world is far off track for climate goals // Inside Climate News A report by researchers from MIT’s Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy finds the world is “on track to exceed key climate thresholds under current policies.” Co-author Sergey Paltsev, deputy director of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, explains that: “It’s not a reason to give up hope or stop the necessary action. Limiting every degree possible matters, even every tenth of a degree.” Full story via Inside Climate News→ Listen In an episode of the new Lifelong Kindergarten Podcast, MIT Professor Mitch Resnick speaks with his longtime collaborator Natalie Rusk about ways to support young people in building on their interests, expanding opportunities for more motivating, memorable, and meaningful learning experiences. Rusk draws on examples from her work as co-creator of the Computer Clubhouse network, Scratch, and OctoStudio. Listen to the full episode→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by supporting student inventors. 💡 Thanks for reading, and have a nice weekend! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.ikut@blogger.com because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. subscribe update preferences unsubscribe view in browser MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA

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