Thin-Film Loudspeaker | | | A new paper-thin loudspeaker can turn any surface into an active audio source. It produces sound with minimal distortion, weighs about as much as a dime, and “one just needs a smidgeon of electrical power to run it,” says Professor Vladimir Bulović. Full story via MIT News → |
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps. Full story via MIT News → | |
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Are supply chains stuck in detention? Washington is recognizing that the American truck driver shortage might have been misdiagnosed. Full story via MIT News → | |
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MIT announces plans for presidential search Search committee members are named; John Jarve ’78, SM ’79 will lead the process. Full story via MIT News → | |
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How to make the “work of the future” work for everyone A new social contract can guide companies to develop working models that deliver for shareholders, employees, and global communities. Full story via MIT Sloan → | |
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Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2022 The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members. Full story via MIT News → | |
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MIT team’s climate clock will shine over Cambridge to raise awareness of climate change // GBH Lecturer Susan Murcott and graduate student Imane Ait Mbiriq discuss the MIT Climate Clock, which will be projected on the Green Building through May 27. “Our overall vision is that we have climate clocks in every K-12 school, in every university campus in the United States and even in the world, so that people can wake up to the reality of this new age and take action,” says Murcott. Full story via GBH → |
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Cover your wall in MIT’s new paper-thin speakers to turn your bedroom into a noise-cancelling oasis // Gizmodo MIT researchers developed an ultrathin speaker that can transform any rigid surface into an audio source. “The applications for the thin-film speaker material are endless.” Full story via Gizmodo → |
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How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going // The Conversation Institute Professor Robert Langer spoke at the 2022 Imagine Solutions Conference about applying his chemical engineering background to his research in the health sciences. His story, Langer says, is one “person’s example of how you can try to use science to help relieve suffering and prolong life.” Full story via The Conversation → |
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Campus cafes play vital role in forging research collaborations // Times Higher Ed A recent MIT study examined how common spaces such as cafeterias can help foster collaboration on academic campuses. Full story via Times Higher Ed → |
| | We know that not all who wander are lost. But what wonders await when we wander? A new collaborative wandering poetry project takes visitors to MIT’s Hayden Library on an inner and outer journey — through the stacks, out to the courtyard, and into your heart. Explore the Wanderverse Project → | 50 | Years since the first beyond-repair piano was pushed off the roof of Baker House — a tradition now known as the Baker House Piano Drop Full story via WBZ → | | Out of Frame is an MIT student-edited publication supported by the Department of Architecture that aims to highlight “all things untold, unseen, and forgotten.” In a recent post, Simone Lassar, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, shared a new zine as well as her process for its creation: “Most of the drawing was done on airplanes,” she says. “I printed out the zines in the MIT Media Lab using this very fancy printer, called a Riso printer. ... And I handed out around 100 copies around campus last weekend!” Full story via Out of Frame → | |