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At hooding ceremony, Advanced Micro Devices CEO says MIT “taught me how to think.”
Unrestricted gift from anonymous alumnus can support any facet of the Institute’s educational and research mission.
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
MIT graduate student connects the business, engineering, and human elements of producing aerospace technology.
Students create bronze medallions of the MIT seal for new graduates of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Former Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Center for Theoretical Physics director made important contributions to the study of nuclear structure and reactions.
John Reilly of MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change speaks with Barbara Howard of WGBH’s All Things Considered about how his group’s research on the Paris climate agreement was distorted. Reilly explains that he and his colleagues hoped their research would, “solidify the idea that the Paris Agreement was moving us forward.”
FOX 25’s Bob Dumas reports on a study by MIT Medical that shows most parents could successfully perform strep tests at home. David Diamond, associate medical director of MIT Medical, explains that in the healthcare field, “we are empowering patients to help us take care of their health,” adding that this test, “would be yet another advance in this regard.”
TechCrunch reporter Brian Heater writes that MIT researchers have developed a vibrating wearable device to help people with visual impairments navigate. “In a world where computers help us with everything from navigating space travel to counting the steps we take in a day, I think we can do better to support visually impaired people,” explains Prof. Daniela Rus.
Ashley Nunes, a research scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, examines President Trump’s proposal to privatize air traffic control in an article for The Washington Post. Nunes explains that the proposal may be difficult to pass, noting that many lawmakers are, “hesitant to cede regulatory authority — akin to political power — to others.”
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
Initially turned down by nearly every college he applied to, the computer scientist cleared his own path to MIT.
Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases.
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