Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Reinventing Climate Change Adaptation: The Climate Resilience Early Warning System (CREWSnet)
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- Reinventing Climate Change Adaptation: The Climate Resilience Early Warning System (CREWSnet)
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- This project aims to reinvent climate change adaptation with a cutting-edge forecasting system that empowers underserved communities to interpret local climate risk, proactively plan for their futures incorporating resilience strategies, and minimize losses. CREWSnet will initially be demonstrated in southwestern Bangladesh, serving as a model for similarly threatened regions around the world. Learn more about the project: https://climategrandchallenges.mit.edu/flagship-projects/the-climate-resilience-early-warning-system-crewsnet/
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- Computing our climate future
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- 4 years ago
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- To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch. Learn more about the Climate Grand Challenge flagship project “Bringing Computation to the Climate Crisis": http://mitsha.re/Rj1x50IIPu9
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- New gold standards
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chemical Engineering Professor Ariel Furst and her dedicated team of students and postdocs are setting new standards for global health equity, sustainability, and clean energy as they develop inexpensive technologies that can be deployed on site in non-ideal conditions.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bomba...
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- The Thesan Project: How the universe first evolved, immediately after the Big Bang
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Thesan simulation of gas and radiation evolution shows rendering of the neutral hydrogen gas. Colors represent density and the brightness, revealing the patchy reionization structure within a network of high-density neutral-gas filaments. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2022/early-universe-model-0324)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Caving, the MIT way
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The MIT Caving Club teaches students and campus community members the basics of vertical caving. They meet twice a month in the stairwells of MIT with the aim of taking their stairwell rappelling skills into actual caves. Learn more about the club: http://www.mit.edu/activities/spelunk/index.html
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- Illuminating the city’s night sky: Outsmarting light pollution to capture the cosmos
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Evan Kramer's passion for astrophotography began at a young age in rural Virginia. Now a graduate student in the department of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, he has taken his hobby to challenging new heights — capturing the beauty of the cosmos in an urban environment.
Evan would like to give a special thank you to Sara Cody and Anthony Zolnik for the support in making all of the imagery he's captured at MIT possible.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better...
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- How to clean solar panels without water
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Cleaning solar panels currently is estimated to use about 10 billion gallons of water per year — enough to supply drinking water for up to 2 million people. A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations, improving overall efficiency, without using water. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2022/solar-panels-dust-magnets-0311)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, incl...
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- This is MIT
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.
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- When the heavens and MIT align
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Twice a year, in January and November, the setting sun aligns perfectly with MIT’s 825-foot-long Infinite Corridor. Planetary scientist Richard Binzel describes MIThenge as “a major cultural moment on campus … when the heavens and MIT seem to align.”
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetle...
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- New Years Traditions: From candles to yellow underwear
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- More than 3,000 of MIT’s students come from countries other than the U.S., bringing with them a variety of traditions for ringing in the new year. The International Students Association wishes everyone in the MIT community a joyful, peaceful 2022!
MIT International Students Association: https://isa.mit.edu/
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot che...
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- How to image atoms
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- In the basement of MIT.nano there is a specialized microscope able to image materials at the atomic level. In this video we go through each step of how to image the tiny building blocks for all materials: atoms. (Learn more about MIT.nano: https://mitnano.mit.edu/)
Research credits:
Magnesium ion battery video and work: Junghwa Kim under the advisement of Professor James LeBeau, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) and Aubrey Penn, MIT.nano.
Featuring: Joachim Thomsen, Visiting Scientist with Prof. Francis Ross, MIT DMSE; and Aubrey Penn, Research Specialist, MIT.nano.
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- Happy Holidays
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- MIT’s Chamber Chorus, under the direction of Dr. William C. Cutter, perform two selections in Lobby 7 as a holiday greeting to all. We hope you enjoy. Happy Holidays to everyone!
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and ...
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- Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/micro-robots-artificial-muscles-1216)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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- MIT Holiday Greeting 2021
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Happy Holidays from MIT President Rafael Reif and Christine Reif!
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2021 MIT Holiday Greeting Credits
Produced by the MIT community
Holiday E-greeting team:
Creative director: Emily Muldoon Kathan
Core team: Brielle Domings, Katha Washburn
Music: Valerie Chen ’22, cello
Video production: Bearwalk Cinema
Creative guidance: Julie Fox, Brian Geer, Johnny Lin, Barbara Malec, Martha Eddison Sieniewicz, Erica Voigt, Aaron Weinberger, and Mary Zyskowski
Email and digital production: Russell Boulais, Greg Bourne, Gina D'Allesandro, Emily Dufresne, Kimberly Mancino, Kate Repantis, Steve Thomas, Margaret Wong,
and MIT Alumni Association Chief Executive Officer Whitney T. Espich
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With special thanks to community members:
Nancy Adams, Peggy Eysenbach, Connie Ly ’24, Sonny Oram (Edgerton Center and MIT D-Lab)
Peter Houk, Michelle Trammel (MIT Glass Lab) <...
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- Using art to understand the brain
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- “There’s a really compelling link between neuroscience and art,” Pawan Sinha says. Students in 9.72 (Vision in Art and Neuroscience) delve into one facet of visual perception as part of developing an artwork for exhibition.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origa...
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- Thankful
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- What are you thankful for? Members of the MIT community express gratitude for family, friends, colleagues, professors, beautiful fall weather, good health — and the ability to be at MIT, in person.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other a...
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- In honor of Veterans Day
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- 5 years ago
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- Military training has existed at MIT since 1865, with more than 12,000 officers commissioned from the Institute. Today, MIT offers Air Force, Army, and Naval ROTC programs. In honor of Veterans Day, cadets from all three branches present the flag.
MIT Air Force ROTC: https://afrotc.mit.edu/
MIT Army ROTC: https://www.army.mit.edu/
MIT Naval ROTC: https://nrotc.mit.edu/
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel ...
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- This is MIT
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.
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- One giant leap for the mini cheetah
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A new control system, designed by researchers in MIT's Improbable AI Lab and demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to traverse across uneven terrain in real-time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/one-giant-leap-mini-cheetah-1020)
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bo...
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- Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team suggests, could be used in garments that help train singers or athletes to better control their breathing, or that help patients recovering from disease or surgery to recover their normal breathing patterns. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/fibers-breath-regulating-1015)
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- MIT economist Joshua Angrist shares Nobel Prize
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Joshua Angrist, the Ford Professor of Economics and a member of MIT’s faculty since 1996, has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in economics for “methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” He shares the prize with David Card and Guido Imbens. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/mit-economist-joshua-angrist-shares-nobel-prize-1011)
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- Lending a Hand
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- An Inflatable robotic hand design gives amputees real-time tactile control and enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs a fraction of comparable prosthetics. Read more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/inflatable-robotic-hand-tactile-0816
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- A Star in a Bottle: The Quest for Commercial Fusion
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On Sept. 5, 2021, for the first time, a large high-temperature superconducting electromagnet was ramped up to a field strength of 20 tesla, the most powerful magnetic field of its kind ever created on Earth. That successful demonstration helps resolve the greatest uncertainty in the quest to build the world’s first fusion power plant that can produce more power than it consumes, according to the project’s leaders at MIT and startup company Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
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- Welcome home
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Despite the pandemic, the MIT community has continued teaching, learning, supporting the Institute’s mission, and investigating the world and finding new ways to make it better. To those arriving on campus for the first time, and to those returning: Welcome home.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier...
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- Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real time tactile control
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Engineers at MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have designed a soft, lightweight, and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand. Amputees who tested the artificial limb performed daily activities such as zipping a suitcase, pouring a carton of juice, and petting a cat, just as well, and in some cases better than, more rigid neuroprosthetics. Read more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/inflatable-robotic-hand-tactile-0816
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- Shape-shifting robots
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- By combining origami and electrical engineering, researchers at MIT and Harvard are working to develop the ultimate reconfigurable robot — one that can turn into absolutely anything.
Read more: https://news.mit.edu/2010/programmable-matter-0805
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as...
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- Sights and sounds of spring
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- For those who haven’t experienced the glorious sights of spring at MIT, we share this glimpse of our campus in full bloom. The blossoms and greenery are accompanied by flutist Sara Simpson, a PhD student in Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos...
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- MIT honors its nurses
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On National Nurses Day, MIT honors the 46 nurses who serve our community at MIT Medical. At times when people feel alone or vulnerable, “it is the nurse who can really make that connection, and make them feel comfortable,” Maureen Johnston says.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as wel...
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- Crystal critters
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A team of MIT researchers have observed that when salty water evaporates from a heated, superhydrophobic surface the crystal structures that form can easily be removed or roll away on their own. This phenomenon could make it possible to use brackish or salty water, without any pretreatment, rather than relying on freshwater sources, for cooling systems in power plants. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/salt-metal-surfaces-0428 )
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- "Movements and Change: Race and Justice across Africa Today" Online Panel
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- 5 years ago
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- To mark the launch of the new MIT Africa Distinguished Visitors Program, the Office of the Associate Provost for International Activities and the MIT Africa faculty steering committee hosted an online panel discussion which featured leading voices from the African continent and the African diaspora who are engaged in critical public discourses around race and reform across diverse African contexts and different media.
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- MIT OpenCourseWare: The foundation of free access to education
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Since its founding 20 years ago, MIT OpenCourseWare has granted free access to MIT course materials, laying the foundation for other open educational resource platforms. (Learn more about OCW: http://ocw.mit.edu)
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules...
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- Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A new study by researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical diagnostic imaging. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/ultrasound-coronaviruses-damage-0316)
Video: Courtesy of the researchers
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- The difference a year makes
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Over the past year, a year like no other, campus development along with MIT's community spirit persevered. While many have been away due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT's campus has been transformed: Two new student residences are complete, and MIT-built buildings have reshaped Kendall Square.
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- Insect-like robots
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new-generation-tiny-agile-drones-0302)
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- Connecting the community in the virtual space
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- 5 years ago
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- When Covid-19 arrived at MIT last March, shutting down all in-person events, MIT's Activities Committee (MITAC) quickly pivoted and began offering a variety of activities and talks in a virtual format. (Learn more about MITAC: http://mitac.mit.edu)
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- Origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries
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- 5 years ago
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- Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines, and other narrow spaces, to patch up internal injuries. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/origami-inspired-medical-patch-sealing-internal-injuries-0202)
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The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including t...
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- Tackling climate change with industry leaders
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- 5 years ago
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- MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) convenes an alliance of leaders from a broad range of industries and aims to vastly accelerate large-scale, real-world implementation of solutions to address the threat of climate change. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/mit-convenes-influential-industry-leaders-fight-climate-change-0128)
For more details visit: http://impactclimate.mit.edu
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- Welcome to MIT
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- 5 years ago
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- Covid-19 vaccines arrive at MIT
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- 5 years ago
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- At the end of December, MIT received its first shipment of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine. Almost immediately the immunization of physicians, nurses, other clinicians; front-desk staff; medical housekeepers; and others who have patient-facing roles, such as the campus testing and tracing team, began. Before the end of 2020, MIT Medical had provided a first dose of vaccine to every at-risk staff member who requested a vaccine.
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- Arctic eddies
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- 5 years ago
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- The seasonal turn in Arctic eddy activity has puzzled scientists for decades. Now a study by a team of MIT oceanographers may offer an explanation. In their new paper, the researchers show that the main ingredients for driving eddy behavior in the Arctic are ice friction and ocean stratification. (Learn more about the study: https://news.mit.edu/2020/arctics-eddies-ocean-turbulence-1215)
Animation courtesy of the researchers edited by MIT News.
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- MIT Hobby Shop: The hub for mind and hand
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The MIT Hobby Shop was started in 1938 by a group of students who wanted a place to work on their hobbies. Throughout the years the shop has evolved and adapted with the changing times including the most recent disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic.
MIT Hobby Shop: http://studentlife.mit.edu/hobbyshop
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- New system can sterilize medical tools using solar heat
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A team of researchers from MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology has developed a device that could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas such as the developing world. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/autoclave-sterilize-medical-solar-1118)
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- AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A team of MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can distinguish asymptomatic people with Covid-19 from healthy individuals without the disease through forced-cough recordings. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detection-1029)
Listen to the piece on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mitnewsoffice/new-ai-model-detects-asymptomatic-covid-19-infections
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- Extracting drinkable water from the air
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- 6 years ago
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- Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a solar-powered device that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/solar-extracts-drinkable-water-1014)
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- Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- In a project that will run through the fall semester, wastewater from seven buildings on campus will be tested each day for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can be an effective early warning system for outbreaks on campus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/testing-wastewater-covid-19-1002)
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- A completely flat fisheye lens
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- 6 years ago
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- Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have designed a wide-angle lens that is completely flat. It is the first flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/flat-fisheye-lens-0918)
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- Possible signs of life on Venus
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- 6 years ago
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- Scientists at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere have observed what may be signs of life in the clouds of Earth's planetary neighbor, Venus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/life-venus-phosphine-0914)
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- Lifeblood of the MIT Community
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- When MIT moved many of its operations online last March, thousands of employees rose to the challenge of remote work. Meanwhile, hundreds of others showed up each day to keep the campus running smoothly and safely. Thank you to everyone on the front lines and behind the scenes!
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- Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs
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- 6 years ago
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- A team of researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a system that allows a robot to take contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/spot-robot-vital-signs-0831)
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- Lining the GI tract
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- By making use of enzymes found in the digestive tract, MIT engineers have devised a way to apply a temporary synthetic coating to the lining of the small intestine. This coating could be adapted to deliver drugs, aid in digestion, or prevent nutrients such as glucose from being absorbed. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/synthetic-gi-coating-0826)
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