Fotini Christia named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing •
mit
June 27, 2024 • ~5 min
June 27, 2024 • ~5 min
The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth
Safely landing a spacecraft that’s falling from the sky very quickly is easier said than done.
Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota
• conversation
June 27, 2024 • ~8 min
June 27, 2024 • ~8 min
Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays
Spacecraft exteriors that automatically heal from radiation damage would change the game − one material shows promise.
Ahmad Kirmani, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, Rochester Institute of Technology •
conversation
June 21, 2024 • ~5 min
June 21, 2024 • ~5 min
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