MIT announces plans for fall 2020 semester
Extensive safety protocols will undergird the return of additional students and staff to campus.
July 7, 2020 • ~19 min
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3 Questions: Emre Gençer on the evolving role of hydrogen in the energy system
With support from renewable energy sources, the MIT research scientist says, we can consider hydrogen fuel as a tool for decarbonization.
March 5, 2020 • ~8 min
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Surveying the quality of life at MIT
A new survey of MIT students, faculty, and staff will inform initiatives to improve the work-life experience on campus and at Lincoln Laboratory.
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
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3 Questions: Why sensing, why now, what next?
Brian Anthony, co-leader of SENSE.nano, discusses sensing for augmented and virtual reality and for advanced manufacturing.
Sept. 20, 2019 • ~6 min
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The answer to life, the universe, and everything
Mathematics researcher Drew Sutherland helps solve decades-old sum-of-three-cubes puzzle, with help from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Sept. 10, 2019 • ~8 min
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Astrophysical shock phenomena reproduced in the laboratory
Lab-scale experiment could help scientists understand interstellar and galactic-scale smashups.
Aug. 6, 2019 • ~7 min
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3Q: The fact finders
Lydia Snover and her Institutional Research team gather data to help the Institute to study itself.
May 22, 2019 • ~8 min
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To build new college, MIT seeks campus and alumni input
Opportunities and new challenges were at the forefront of discussions about the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
Nov. 2, 2018 • ~10 min
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Taming fusion with machine learning | MIT News
Postdoc Cristina Rea's detour into banking provides a new route back to plasma research.
July 2, 2018 • ~7 min
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg tells MIT grads “it’s about people” | MIT News
Commencement speaker says the greatest opportunities are for humans, not technology.
June 8, 2018 • ~6 min
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