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Emotionally inspired engineering
Fueled by her roots in China, senior Emma Nelson tackles environmental issues with engineering.
Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells
Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.
Better traffic signals can cut greenhouse gas emissions
Analysis shows that smarter programming of stoplights could improve efficiency of urban traffic.
The rapid rise of human language
New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form.
Closing the arctic data gap
Ice-tethered devices are helping researchers collect more data on the Arctic Ocean.
Temple Grandin: Look at what people can do, not what they can’t
In talks at MIT, noted behavioral expert suggests encouraging skills of people with autism.
Beaver Works hosts Assistive Technologies Hackathon
MIT students hack away at problems faced by local community members living with disabilities.
Modeling nuclear energy
Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools.
Armory Show is “CULTURUNNERS’” next stop
“CULTURUNNERS” and ACT involve creative individuals across MIT to highlight artistic journeys and exchanges between the United States and the Middle East.
New technique allows analysis of clouds around exoplanets
Team describes use of method to determine properties of clouds surrounding the exoplanet Kepler-7b.
For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act
Solar storm found to produce “ultrarelativistic, killer electrons” in 60 seconds.
Smarter multicore chips
New approach to distributing computations could make multicore chips much faster.
Power efficiency in the violin
New study identifies key design features that boost violins’ acoustic power.
Waves in the deep
New study examines role of acoustic-gravity waves as ocean transport, early warning of tsunamis.