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Embracing life’s surprises
Embracing life’s surprises

Unexpected experimental results often give Associate Professor Cem Tasan new insights into how metals break and deform — and how to design damage-resistant alloys.

Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?
Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?

As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway.

Bioinspired robotics class offers intriguing surprises
Bioinspired robotics class offers intriguing surprises

Students learn about the complexity behind simple, everyday movement before experimenting with mechanical models.

Polymer Day 2023 showcases interdisciplinary innovation
Polymer Day 2023 showcases interdisciplinary innovation

A record-breaking number of presenters flock to the MIT event’s poster competition; topics range from synthetic mucus to nature-inspired design.

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

New model offers a way to speed up drug discovery
New model offers a way to speed up drug discovery

By applying a language model to protein-drug interactions, researchers can quickly screen large libraries of potential drug compounds.

MIT researchers make language models scalable self-learners
MIT researchers make language models scalable self-learners

The scientists used a natural language-based logical inference dataset to create smaller language models that outperformed much larger counterparts.

Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation
Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation

Technology demonstrations show the machine’s major components achieve the required performance.

Meet the tight-knit technical staff who help MIT.nano handle any challenge
Meet the tight-knit technical staff who help MIT.nano handle any challenge

All together, a core group of MIT.nano staffers has more than 400 years of technical experience in nanoscale characterization and fabrication.

Evolution through example and action
Evolution through example and action

Forty-one women were selected as 2023 MIT Graduate Women of Excellence, organized by the MIT Office of Graduate Education.

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