Polymer bonds + quantum light + inflation + spacewalk

The device emits a stream of single photos at room temperature and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.

In a recent visit to MIT, the former prime minister of Italy and former president of the European Central Bank detailed three forces dampening global economic growth.

Through her organization, Sprouting, Taylor Baum is empowering teachers to teach coding and computer science in their classrooms and communities.

Randolph Kirchain and Hessam AzariJafari of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub emphasize the importance of encouraging development of building materials with low lifetime carbon impact. “When we choose a construction material without considering its life cycle impacts,” they write, “we not only miss an opportunity to reduce use phase and end-of-life emissions, but we can unintentionally worsen them.”