Learning by doing, remotely
Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, MIT students have carved out meaningful hands-on experiences.
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~10 min
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Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs
Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
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MIT-led team to develop software to help forecast space storms
National Science Foundation awards proposal for space weather modeling.
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety
New research points to why reopening elementary schools is the safest bet and what else needs to happen for schools to have the best chance of staying open.
Aug. 25, 2020 • ~9 min
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Major quantum computational breakthrough is shaking up physics and maths
Nobody expected that allowing more communication would make computational problems more reliable.
Aug. 14, 2020 • ~8 min
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Study: A plunge in incoming sunlight may have triggered “Snowball Earths”
Findings also suggest exoplanets lying within habitable zones may be susceptible to ice ages.
July 29, 2020 • ~8 min
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How mutant zebrafish helped unlock the secret to their stripes – new research
We wanted to find out which biological phenomena are crucial for pattern formation and which are just incidental. These sorts of questions can be answered with mathematical modelling.
July 28, 2020 • ~7 min
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How effective does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic? A new study has answers
A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research shows.
July 15, 2020 • ~8 min
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How 'good' does a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine need to be to stop the pandemic? A new study has answers
A vaccine that's 70% effective might not be good enough if too few people are willing to be vaccinated, new research shows.
July 15, 2020 • ~8 min
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UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control
In the absence of a vaccine or highly effective treatments for COVID-19, combining isolation and intensive contact tracing with physical distancing
June 16, 2020 • ~9 min
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