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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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New black hole images reveal a glowing, fluffy ring and a high-speed jet
The observations will help astronomers pin down the physics of the plasma around black holes.
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Driving toward data justice
Senior Amelia Dogan brings together computer science, city planning, and American studies to work for social change.
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Six from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
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Eight from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2023
The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
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The rogue vintner of Manhattan
A winemaker with a surprising backstory, Latif Jiji ’52 has run New York City’s sole vineyard as a backyard hobby for more than 30 years.
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The truth about teens, social media, and the mental health crisis // NPR
Assistant Professor Alexey Makarin discusses his research examining the impact of social media on teen mental health.
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Drones can fly themselves with worm-inspired AI software // Popular Science
MIT researchers have used liquid neural networks to train a drone to identify and navigate toward objects in varying environments.
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Study: Flooding costs to MBTA could more than double by 2030, to $58 million a year // Boston.com
A study by MIT researchers examines the financial impact of rising sea levels on the MBTA, finding that “the expected annualized losses to the MBTA system will reach $58 million per year by 2030.”
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Opinion: Have we become too partisan to be swayed? You might be surprised. // The Hill
Professor David Rand and Research Affiliate Ben Tappin examine their recent study that finds “Americans are more receptive to information that challenges their party leader’s position than we — and most others — had previously thought.”
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| The Living Knitwork Pavilion is an interactive, knitted-textile shade structure slated to appear at the 2023 Burning Man festival in Nevada. Consisting of optically and electrically active yarns that sense activities and dynamically change color and light up through the day and night, the pavilion highlights the creative interplay between art, architecture, and technology. Led by PhD student Irmandy Wicaksono and a team of researchers across the MIT Media Lab and the School of Architecture and Planning, the pavilion recently received a Black Rock City 2023 Honoraria art grant from Burning Man Arts.
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Confirmed number of exoplanets discovered so far by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an MIT-led NASA mission that celebrates five years in space this month
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In a new episode of Chalk Radio from MIT OpenCourseWare, Professor Michel DeGraff describes how colonization shaped the perception of Haitian Kreyòl and how it continues to shape the lived experiences of learners today. The episode includes commentary from two students of his course 24.908 (Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities), who discuss how DeGraff helped cultivate trust in the classroom, and how that trust freed the students to enrich each other’s understanding of the world by sharing personal experiences and insights.
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