System provides cooling with no electricity
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
David Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering misti renewable-energy sustainability department-of-energy-doe school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Collision course: a geological mystery in the Himalayas
MIT geologists use paleomagnetism to determine the chain of events that resulted in the Himalayan mountains, with the support of MISTI-India.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of Science | Oct. 28, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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MIT faculty launch collaborations around the world
MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.
MISTI | April 17, 2019 | mit~3 mins
Tags: school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences misti research faculty funding international-initiatives global center-for-international-studies collaboration
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Jan. 28, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Unity makes strength: MIT expands ties with Belgium | MIT News
Belgian researchers once split by language come together to reinforce a future with MIT.
MISTI | June 5, 2018~6 mins |
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Quantum physics student leaving MIT on a high note | MIT News
Math and physics major Shaun Datta wraps up four years of pushing himself beyond his comfort zone by singing a cappella with the MIT Logarhythms.
Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics | June 5, 2018~6 mins |
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Researchers devise new way to make light interact with matter | MIT News
Reducing the wavelength of light could allow it to be absorbed or emitted by a semiconductor, study suggests.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | June 4, 2018~6 mins |
Tags: research school-of-science physics light energy photonics nanoscience-and-nanotechnology misti israel school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
A passion for service | MIT News
Tchelet Segev, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, is making a better world at MIT and beyond through leadership and service.
Maisie O’Brien | MindHandHeart Initiative | May 21, 2018~6 mins |
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For J-WEL, a year of transforming education | MIT News
The Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab connects MIT and the world via collaboratives focused on pK-12, higher education, and workplace learning.
Danielle Pagano | Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) | May 21, 2018~6 mins |
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William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons | MIT News
MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.
Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent | May 20, 2018~8 mins |
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