Equity in STEM education + new gene-editing system + SCOTUS decision

The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.

The system analyzes the likelihood that an attacker could thwart a certain security scheme to steal secret information.

In a new white paper, MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Out and Proud Employee Network discusses community-based planning and best practices in providing inclusive facilities.

Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.

Researchers from MIT and Duke University have discovered that introducing weaker bonds into a material can produce stronger polymers. “Side-chain cross-linked polymers are probably the most widely used type of polymer network,” says postdoc Shu Wang. “The concept [outlined] in our paper should work for all polymer networks that are side-chain cross linked.” 

John Goodenough, who worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for over 20 years and played a “crucial role in developing the revolutionary lithium-ion battery,” has died at age 100. “At MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory in the 1950s and ’60s, he was a member of teams that helped lay the groundwork for random access memory (RAM) in computers and developed plans for the nation’s first air defense system.”