Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy -- one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient heating and cooling on spacecraft.
Issam Mudawar, Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University •
conversation
Sept. 14, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 14, 2023 • ~8 min
How an archeological approach can help leverage biased data in AI to improve medicine
Although computer scientists may initially treat data bias and error as a nuisance, researchers argue it’s a hidden treasure trove for reflecting societal values.
Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health •
mit
Sept. 13, 2023 • ~9 min
Sept. 13, 2023 • ~9 min
System combines light and electrons to unlock faster, greener computing
“Lightning” system connects photons to the electronic components of computers using a novel abstraction, creating the first photonic computing prototype to serve real-time machine-learning inference requests.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~8 min
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~8 min
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