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Robert Armstrong: A lifetime at the forefront of chemical engineering research and education
Robert Armstrong: A lifetime at the forefront of chemical engineering research and education

The longtime professor and current MIT Energy Initiative director is set to retire after 50 years on the MIT faculty.

Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces

Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold.

Off-menu materials science
Off-menu materials science

Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.

Ingestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone
Ingestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

Driving toward data justice
Driving toward data justice

Senior Amelia Dogan brings together computer science, city planning, and American studies to work for social change.

Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.

A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis
A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis

The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized.

MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023-24
MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023-24

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.

Researchers 3D print a miniature vacuum pump
Researchers 3D print a miniature vacuum pump

The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test Martian soil.

Two-component system could offer a new way to halt internal bleeding
Two-component system could offer a new way to halt internal bleeding

The technology, which mimics the body’s natural clotting process, could help keep severely injured people alive until they are treated at a hospital.

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