| Making the case for a U.S. particle accelerator Prof. Richard Milner weighs in on the proposal for the proposed Electron Ion Collider, which recently got a boost from the National Academies. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Inspiring robotics engineers of the future Barbie has a new engineering career, thanks, in part, to MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal. Full story via ABC News → | |
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| Light-controlled polymers switch between sturdy and soft New material reversibly changes its structure in response to different wavelengths of light. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Contemplating the eyes in the sky 🛰️ Media studies scholar Lisa Parks examines the way satellites and other aerial technologies have changed society. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| A mathematical view on embryonic development Research shows the beautiful mathematics behind cell packing, which enables our body parts to grow in the right way. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Using AI to drag cancer treatment into the 21st century // New Scientist Prof. Regina Barzilay is on a quest to revolutionize cancer treatment by applying artificial intelligence in ways that could help doctors detect cancer earlier. Full story via New Scientist → |
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| Engaging middle schoolers with DynaMIT // WCVB-TV MIT biology major Julia Cho says DynaMIT, a summer camp created by MIT students, offers hands-on activities and opportunities for younger students to “explore to their heart’s content.” Full story via WCVB-TV → |
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| Einstein proven right on 100-year-old theories // Newsweek An MIT team helped confirm that the theory of special relativity applies even to tiny, high-energy subatomic particles known as neutrinos. Full story via Newsweek → |
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| | | Since 1968, the Muddy Charles Pub has been a spot for the MIT community to relax, socialize, and share ideas. It’s also become a networking hub for researchers, entrepreneurs, and alumni in the public sector and in industry. Watch the video → |
| | | | | My MIT education has shown me that in a world so filled with technology we have to make sure that we make room for humanity. | | —Ryan Robinson ’17, whose startup, Conduit, is developing more efficient methods of producing blockchain, the secure technoloy behind Bitcoin Full story via MIT SHASS → |
| 231,958 | | Number of square smoots occupied by the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For those not up on their smoot conversions, this translates to 0.67 square km or 0.25 square mi. A brief history of smoots via NPR → |
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