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A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment

By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.

New programmable materials can sense their own movements
New programmable materials can sense their own movements

Engineers 3D print materials with networks of sensors directly incorporated.

Caspar Hare, Georgia Perakis named associate deans of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
Caspar Hare, Georgia Perakis named associate deans of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

The faculty members will work together to advance the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery
3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery

The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.

Leveraging computational tools to enhance product design
Leveraging computational tools to enhance product design

Graduate student Jana Saadi works on making the product design process more creative and inclusive.

Solving a longstanding conundrum in heat transfer
Solving a longstanding conundrum in heat transfer

Hailing from a small town in Italy, Matteo Bucci is determined to address some of the unknowns plaguing fundamental science.

New test may predict Covid-19 immunity
New test may predict Covid-19 immunity

The paper test measures the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood sample and could help people decide what protections they should take against infection.

Design prevents buildup of scar tissue around medical implants
Design prevents buildup of scar tissue around medical implants

A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.

Making hydropower plants more sustainable
Making hydropower plants more sustainable

Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.

Researchers create the first artificial vision system for both land and water
Researchers create the first artificial vision system for both land and water

Inspired by a fiddler crab eye, scientists developed an amphibious artificial vision system with a panoramic visual field.

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