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National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards two grants to MIT
National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards two grants to MIT

Funding will support workshops to advance research, development, and translation in emerging areas of socioresilient and sustainable infrastructure, and in ocean environments.

Regina Barzilay wins $1M Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Squirrel AI award
Regina Barzilay wins $1M Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Squirrel AI award

MIT professor announced as award’s first recipient for work in cancer diagnosis and drug synthesis.

SMART researchers develop fast and efficient method to produce red blood cells
SMART researchers develop fast and efficient method to produce red blood cells

New technology cuts cell culture time by half and uses more targeted cell sorting and purification methods.

3Q: Fighting racism in the nuclear community
3Q: Fighting racism in the nuclear community

MIT’s Katlyn Turner and four other nuclear scientists issue a call for antiracist actions within their profession.

Professor Emeritus Edward Merrill, chemical engineer who helped found the field of bioengineering, dies at 96
Professor Emeritus Edward Merrill, chemical engineer who helped found the field of bioengineering, dies at 96

Biomaterials pioneer considered “the premier biomedical engineer of the 20th century.”

Teaching mechanical engineering in a pandemic
Teaching mechanical engineering in a pandemic

Faculty and teaching staff at MIT are piloting new methods of teaching hands-on, project-based classes this semester.

Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat

The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.

Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming
Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming

Computational model developed at MIT builds off of 2019 research examining colorblind racial attitudes through a video game.

Helping robots avoid collisions
Helping robots avoid collisions

Realtime Robotics has created a controller that helps robots safely move around on the fly.

Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity
Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity

A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 diagnostic.

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