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3 Questions: Leveraging carbon uptake to lower concrete’s carbon footprint
3 Questions: Leveraging carbon uptake to lower concrete’s carbon footprint

MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.

Speeding up drug discovery with diffusion generative models
Speeding up drug discovery with diffusion generative models

MIT researchers built DiffDock, a model that may one day be able to find new drugs faster than traditional methods and reduce the potential for adverse side effects.

A shot in the arm
A shot in the arm

Researchers develop new, patient-friendly hydrogel platform for administering lifesaving biologics.

A method for designing neural networks optimally suited for certain tasks
A method for designing neural networks optimally suited for certain tasks

With the right building blocks, machine-learning models can more accurately perform tasks like fraud detection or spam filtering.

New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs
New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs

Using these RNA-delivery particles, researchers hope to develop new treatments for cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases.

Learning to design with atoms and molecules
Learning to design with atoms and molecules

A hands-on class teaches undergraduates the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and nanoscale science from inside MIT.nano’s cleanroom.

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty

Eleven new faculty members join six of the school's academic departments and institutes.

Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International Airport
Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International Airport

Students develop entrepreneurial mindsets and cultural competency in a startup boot camp.

Bacterial injection system delivers proteins in mice and human cells
Bacterial injection system delivers proteins in mice and human cells

With further development, the programmable system could be used in a range of applications including gene and cancer therapies.

New algorithm keeps drones from colliding in midair
New algorithm keeps drones from colliding in midair

Researchers create a trajectory-planning system that enables drones working together in the same airspace to always choose a safe path forward.

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