Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes

AI was mentioned several times in the spring budget, but the science that might deliver the next generation of technologies was mostly absent.

Eerke Boiten, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University • conversation
March 17, 2023 ~8 min

A new educational program for scientists working on substance use disorder

MIT Open Learning team awarded NIH grant to provide training in biomedical product development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

MIT Open Learning • mit
Feb. 8, 2023 ~7 min


Toward new, computationally designed cybersteels

With a grant from the Office of Naval Research, MIT researchers aim to design novel high-performance steels, with potential applications including printed aircraft components and ship hulls.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Feb. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Foams used in car seats and mattresses are hard to recycle – we made a plant-based version that avoids polyurethane's health risks, too

Polyurethane foams are the world’s sixth-most-produced plastic yet among the least recycled materials.

James Sternberg, Research Assistant Professor of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University • conversation
Jan. 5, 2023 ~5 min

Five human technologies inspired by nature – from velcro to racing cars

Humans often look to nature for the solutions to complex problems – here are five times where biological processes have inspired innovation.

Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Dec. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Making scientific publishing easier around the world

MIT alumnus-founded PoolText offers a platform for researchers and journal editors to improve the efficiency of submitting and publishing scientific papers.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 23, 2022 ~7 min

How do floating wind turbines work? 5 companies just won the first US leases for building them off California's coast

Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Amherst • conversation
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min

How do floating wind turbines work? With 5 companies winning the first US leases to build wind farms off California's coast, let's take a look

Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Amherst • conversation
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min


Two Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies

Professor Rachel Oliver and Professor Silvia Vignolini from the University of Cambridge have been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 1, 2022 ~4 min

Graphene is a proven supermaterial, but manufacturing the versatile form of carbon at usable scales remains a challenge

Graphene is superstrong and superconductive, and it has applications in everything from construction to electronics. But to date there have been almost no commercial uses of the material.

Kevin Wyss, PhD Student in Chemistry, Rice University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2022 ~9 min

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