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Boston Globe

Boston Globe reporter Eric Moskowitz spotlights the work of Margaret Hamilton, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom who led the development of software for the Apollo missions while at MIT. President Barack Obama noted that Hamilton, “symbolizes that generation of unsung women who helped send humankind into space.”

TechCrunch

TechCrunch reporter Devin Coldewey writes that Margaret Hamilton, a computing pioneer who led the development of the Apollo program’s on-board flight software during her time at MIT, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Coldewey writes that Hamilton is an inspiring figure “for anyone looking to enter the fields of computer science and engineering.”

Boston.com

Boston.com reporter Sanjay Salomon writes that high school students participating in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute spent four weeks learning about the development of self-driving cars. The program culminated with students racing their miniature self-driving cars inside Walker Memorial. Parth Parekh, a 16-year-old student, said the program was both “very challenging and at the same time very fun.”

BostInno

On August 5, high school students participating in the School of Engineering and Lincoln Lab’s Beaver Works Summer Institute competed in a grand prix for mini autonomous cars, reports Olivia Vanni for BostInno. “Their small self-driving cars not only had to prove fast, but they also had to withstand a course full of hairpin turns and other racing cars."

Boston Globe

Curt Woodward writes for The Boston Globe that Bernadette Johnson, chief technology officer at Lincoln Laboratory, has been named the chief science officer for the Cambridge branch of the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx). Woodward notes that the Cambridge DIUx program, is “part of a push by the Pentagon to more quickly harness innovations from the region’s tech sector.”

New York Times

Prof. Emeritus Robert Fano, known for his instrumental work in the development of interactive computers, died on July 13 at age 98, reports John Markoff for The New York Times. Markoff writes that Fano made “fundamental theoretical advances, both in the ways computers handled information and in the design of interactive software.”

Boston.com

Researchers from MIT and Mass General Hospital have been named one of the winners of Popular Science’s 2016 Invention Awards for their work developing an ingestible electronic device that measures vital signs, reports Dialynn Dwyer for Boston.com. 

New York Times

Wesley Clark, who was known for his work at MIT’s Lincoln Lab on the design of the first modern personal computer, died on February 22nd, reports John Markoff for The New York Times. “Mr. Clark’s computer designs built a bridge from the era of mainframe systems…to personal computers that respond interactively to a user.”

Engadget

Engadget’s Timpthy Seppala reports that MIT researchers have developed a model for estimating gas and electricity for every building in Boston. Seppla explains that, “the idea here is to use the model as a way of making Beantown more energy efficient across the board.”

NPR

Lincoln Lab researcher Albert Swiston speaks on NPR’s All Things Considered about the new sensor developed by MIT researchers that monitors vital signs through the gastrointestinal tract. “There are some bits of information from the body—namely the temperature of the body—that can only be monitored from inside the body,” explains Swiston. 

Boston.com

Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an ingestible device that monitors vital signs, reports Dialynn Dwyer of Boston.com. Dwyer explains that the device is a “pill-sized stethoscope with a microphone that, once swallowed, transmits data from inside the body.”

BetaBoston

Nidhi Subbaraman reports for BetaBoston that MIT researchers have devised an ingestible microphone that allows doctors to monitor a patient’s vital signs. “A key innovation was developing algorithms that would distinguish important signals…from the noisy gurgling of the gut, and then translate them into numbers a physician can read and understand,” writes Subbaraman. 

Wired

Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that can measure vital signs without any external contact, reports Emily Reynolds for Wired. “The sensor works by using microphones—like ones found in mobile phones—that are able to pick up sound waves from the heart and lungs,” writes Reynolds.

Popular Science

Alexandra Ossola of Popular Science reports on an ingestible sensor that allows doctors to monitor vital signs by listening to the body’s gastrointestinal tract. The device could help treat “chronic illnesses, monitor soldiers in battle, or even help athletes train more effectively,” writes Ossola.

NPR

MIT researchers have developed an ingestible sensor that can monitor vital signs, reports Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR. "Trauma patients are a really clear winner here, because we can do vital sign monitoring without touching the skin," says Albert Swiston of Lincoln Laboratory.