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White House names Daniel Hastings to space advisory group
White House names Daniel Hastings to space advisory group

National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group will guide the Biden-Harris administration on space preservation and industry.

Evelyn Wang appointed as director of US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Evelyn Wang appointed as director of US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

The head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering was nominated by President Biden to lead ARPA-E’s mission to support critical energy research.

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero delivers 2022 Dresselhaus Lecture on the magic of moiré quantum matter
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero delivers 2022 Dresselhaus Lecture on the magic of moiré quantum matter

The MIT professor discussed a new nanoengineered platform to investigate strongly correlated and topological physics.

This is your brain. This is your brain on code
This is your brain. This is your brain on code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

MIT’s top research stories of 2022
MIT’s top research stories of 2022

Popular stories this year covered the detection of radio signals from space, a new battery design, immigrants’ entrepreneurial activity, and more.

MIT community members win 2023 IEEE medals and awards
MIT community members win 2023 IEEE medals and awards

Seven faculty and alumni are among the winners of the prestigious honors for electrical engineers and computer scientists.

Food for thought, thought for food
Food for thought, thought for food

Christopher Mejía Argueta’s research focuses on retail and e-tail operations for emerging markets, food malnutrition, food waste, and local, short food supply chains.

MIT scientists contribute to National Ignition Facility fusion milestone
MIT scientists contribute to National Ignition Facility fusion milestone

Unique PSFC-designed spectrometer provides crucial data about the implosion that yielded an historic fusion energy gain.

Class opens the door to a new world of mechanical engineering
Class opens the door to a new world of mechanical engineering

Students compete to design a compression-resistant nanoscale material — and win possibly the world’s smallest trophy.

Professor Emeritus Robert Balluffi, multifaceted materials scientist, dies at 98
Professor Emeritus Robert Balluffi, multifaceted materials scientist, dies at 98

Researcher with broad expertise in an interdisciplinary field saw combat in World War II.

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