Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations US$141 billion – and 38% is attributable to climate change
We have tracked the rising costs of climate-induced extreme weather in vulnerable island nations.
Vikrant Panwar, Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, ODI •
conversation
Nov. 6, 2024 • ~7 min
Nov. 6, 2024 • ~7 min
Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration
Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.
Janine Liberty | Anne Wilson | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Mechanical Engineering •
mit
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~4 min
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~4 min
Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University •
conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~9 min
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~9 min
Understanding why autism symptoms sometimes improve amid fever
With support from The Marcus Foundation, an MIT neuroscientist and a Harvard Medical School immunologist will study the “fever effect” in an effort to devise therapies that mimic its beneficial effects.
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
May 23, 2024 • ~7 min
May 23, 2024 • ~7 min
Two MIT teams selected for NSF sustainable materials grants
Chosen from 16 finalist teams, the MIT-led projects will investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production.
David L. Chandler | Elizabeth A. Thomson | MIT News | Materials Research Laboratory •
mit
April 25, 2024 • ~11 min
April 25, 2024 • ~11 min
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