This week at MIT: Olympic torch design, portable ultrasound, AI for materials + more ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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| | To design the torch for the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics, MIT professor of the practice Carlo Ratti followed the advice he gives his students: "It is about what the object or the design is to convey," he says. "How it can touch people, how it can relate to people, how it can transmit emotions." |
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| | A portable ultrasound sensor may enable earlier detection of breast cancer |
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| The new system could be used at home or in doctors' offices to scan people who are at high risk for breast cancer. |
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| How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials |
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| MIT researchers' DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use. |
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| Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons |
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| For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz "jiggles" in a superconducting fluid. |
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| New tissue models could help researchers develop drugs for liver disease |
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| Two models more accurately replicate the physiology of the liver, offering a new way to test treatments for fat buildup. |
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| MIT engineers design structures that compute with heat |
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| By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing. |
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| | Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen. |
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| | | | This battery company from MIT helps factories ditch fossil fuels for cheap renewable power // Fast Company |
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| MIT startup Electrified Thermal Solutions developed a thermal battery that could be used to help power factories manufacturing energy-intensive materials like steel and cement. |
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| The age of the most distant galaxy ever seen barely makes any sense // Gizmodo |
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| Using the James Webb Telescope, postdoc Rohan Naidu and his colleagues captured a glimpse of the most distant galaxy ever observed. Galaxy MoM-z14, which existed 280 million years after the Big Bang, could provide clues as to what the universe was like during its infancy and how it evolved over time. |
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| Sorting AI slop from what's real is going to take metadata and trusted sources // GBH |
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| Professor David Karger discusses the rapid development of new AI tools, the need for generative AI regulation, and the importance of transparency when it comes to AI-generated content. |
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| Monster neutrino could be a messenger of ancient black holes // Quanta Magazine |
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| Professor David Kaiser and graduate student Alexandra Klipfel share their out-of-this-world research searching for evidence of primordial black holes. |
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| | Explainer: Polar Jet Stream and Polar Vortex| |
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| | What contributes to extreme cold spells during winter? The polar jet stream and polar vortex are two rings of fast-moving air around the Arctic that determine weather patterns around the world — they exist together to confine cold air to the north and maintain a steady temperature difference between the Arctic and mid-latitude regions. As global warming continues to threaten the natural ebb and flow of these rings, scientists are observing how these changes could lead to more cold waves in more areas. |
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| | In January, two MIT alumni were named university presidents.
Jennifer Mnookin PhD '99 was announced as the new president of Columbia University, effective July 1, following her current role as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Mnookin earned her doctorate from the MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
Jason Schupbach MCP '03 was announced as the new president of the Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York. He was previously a dean of media arts and design at Drexel University. Schupbach earned his master's in city planning from the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. |
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| | | To what extent can an artificial system be rational? The MIT course 6.S044/24.S00 (AI and Rationality) examines how the concepts of human rationality and philosophy can be helpful for building AI systems. In thinking about rationality in machine learning, students delve into what it means to act rationally and pursue goals in sensible and mindful ways, challenging the notions of human decision-making and logic. "I think philosophy and AI have ideas about the fundamentals of rationality, and machine learning algorithms are attempting to build intelligent agents to act rationally in the world. So I wanted to have that interdisciplinary perspective to understand my own field," says Junior Okoroafor, a PhD student in cognitive science. |
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| | | Name: Henrie Young MIT affiliation: Site supervisor at Lincoln Laboratory What you work on: I work as a conduit between the project manager, the general contractor, and laboratory customers to ensure projects are completed to specifications. How your career has evolved: I started at the laboratory as a SkillBridge intern. Everyone I spoke to … was very welcoming and said nothing but good things about their time here. I took all of that into account as I retired from 22 years of active duty in the Air Force and applied for my current role. Favorite activities outside of work: Right now my main project is to reassemble my 2000 Ford F-350 dually … I also enjoy woodworking and laser engraving. Sometimes I combine the two and make custom gifts like plaques, coasters, or whatever I can dream up. |
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