| Next-Gen Chips | | | | | | New computer chips developed at MIT could make electronics faster and more efficient: The low-cost, scalable approach can seamlessly integrate high-performance gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip, advancing next-generation communication systems. Full story via MIT News → |
| “Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair Working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, researchers show bridge corrosion can be repaired on-site using additive manufacturing. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| Anantha Chandrakasan named MIT provost A faculty member since 1994, Chandrakasan has also served as dean of engineering and MIT’s inaugural chief innovation and strategy officer, among other roles. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| How the brain solves complicated problems A study shows humans flexibly deploy different reasoning strategies to tackle challenging mental tasks — offering insights for building machines that think more like us. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will establish the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| The shadow architects of power PhD candidate Suzanne Freeman reveals how intelligence agencies shape foreign policy in authoritarian states. Full story via MIT News → | |
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| How to build a winning team, on or off the court Here’s how to align talent, culture, and strategy to create lasting team success, according to private equity exec and WNBA franchise CEO Suzanne Abair. Full story via MIT Sloan→ | |
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| The arid air of Death Valley may actually be a valuable water source // New Scientist MIT researchers engineered a power-free, water-collecting device that extracted a glass of clean water from the air in Death Valley, California, suggesting that “the device could provide the vital resource to arid regions.” Full story via New Scientist→ |
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| Meet the MIT engineer who invented an AI-powered way to restore art // Nature “My hope is that conservators around the planet will be able to use these techniques to restore paintings that have never been seen by the general public,” says graduate student Alex Kachkine. Full story via Nature→ |
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| MIT names Professor Anantha Chandrakasan as new provost // Press Trust of India Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and MIT’s chief innovation and strategy officer, has been named the Institute’s new provost. Full story via Press Trust of India→ |
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| | | | | If people don’t find it crazy, I’ll be rather disappointed. Because if an idea doesn’t sound crazy at the beginning, it probably isn’t as revolutionary as you think. Fortunately, most people think I’m crazy on this one. | | —Professor Yet-Ming Chiang on his team’s sodium metal fuel cell, which may help in cleaning up the transportation sector Full story via MIT Technology Review → |
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