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Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface...

December 9, 2022

MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source. These durable, flexible solar cells, which are much thinner than a human hair, are glued to a strong, lightweight fabric, making them easy to install on a fixed surface. They can provide energy on the go as a wearable power fabric or be transported and rapidly deployed in remote locations for assistance in emergencies. They are one-hundredth the weight...

Study: Without more data, a black hole’s...

December 9, 2022

Clues to a black hole’s origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in which two black holes circle close together before merging. The spin and tilt of the respective black holes just before they merge can reveal whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars. Astronomers are hoping to tease out which of these origin stories is more likely by analyzing the...

Scene at MIT: The community gathers for...

December 9, 2022

As the sun faded on a clear Thursday afternoon, the MIT community came together to enjoy excellent food, music, and company at the annual Winterfest celebration. Each year Winterfest kicks off the holiday season and all that comes with it for MIT’s community members, from final exams to a much-deserved year-end break to Independent Activities Period in January. The event included a surprise lighting of MIT’s Great Dome in cardinal red, to honor President L. Rafael Reif, who will...

Scene at MIT: The community gathers for...

December 9, 2022

As the sun faded on a clear Thursday afternoon, the MIT community came together to enjoy excellent food, music, and company at the annual Winterfest celebration. Each year Winterfest kicks off the holiday season and all that comes with it for MIT’s community members, from final exams to a much-deserved year-end break to Independent Activities Period in January. The event included a surprise lighting of MIT’s Great Dome in cardinal red, to honor President L. Rafael Reif, who will...

Study: Without more data, a black hole’s...

December 9, 2022

Clues to a black hole’s origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in which two black holes circle close together before merging. The spin and tilt of the respective black holes just before they merge can reveal whether the invisible giants arose from a quiet galactic disk or a more dynamic cluster of stars. Astronomers are hoping to tease out which of these origin stories is more likely by analyzing the...

Computational system streamlines the design of fluidic...

December 9, 2022

Combustion engines, propellors, and hydraulic pumps are examples of fluidic devices — instruments that utilize fluids to perform certain functions, such as generating power or transporting water. Because fluidic devices are so complex, they are typically developed by experienced engineers who manually design, prototype, and test each apparatus through an iterative process that is expensive, time consuming, and labor-intensive. But with a new system, user only need to specify the locations and speeds at which fluid enters and exits...

Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface...

December 9, 2022

MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source. These durable, flexible solar cells, which are much thinner than a human hair, are glued to a strong, lightweight fabric, making them easy to install on a fixed surface. They can provide energy on the go as a wearable power fabric or be transported and rapidly deployed in remote locations for assistance in emergencies. They are one-hundredth the weight...

Continuing education, over the years and across...

December 8, 2022

After more than 50 years in tech leadership, you might think that Jesus Sotomayor would be content to rest on his laurels. But he’s not. An advocate of lifelong learning, Sotomayor was recently awarded MIT Professional Education’s Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation after successfully completing five Digital Plus courses online in Spanish. Now he has his sights set on what’s next. “Thanks to the internet, I can keep learning by taking classes — virtually — at the best engineering...

Pursuing a practical approach to research

December 8, 2022

Koroush Shirvan, the John Clark Hardwick Career Development Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), knows that the nuclear industry has traditionally been wary of innovations until they are shown to have proven utility. As a result, he has relentlessly focused on practical applications in his research, work that has netted him the 2022 Reactor Technology Award from the American Nuclear Society. “The award has usually recognized practical contributions to the field of reactor design and...

Pursuing a practical approach to research

December 8, 2022

Koroush Shirvan, the John Clark Hardwick Career Development Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), knows that the nuclear industry has traditionally been wary of innovations until they are shown to have proven utility. As a result, he has relentlessly focused on practical applications in his research, work that has netted him the 2022 Reactor Technology Award from the American Nuclear Society. “The award has usually recognized practical contributions to the field of reactor design and...

Continuing education, over the years and across...

December 8, 2022

After more than 50 years in tech leadership, you might think that Jesus Sotomayor would be content to rest on his laurels. But he’s not. An advocate of lifelong learning, Sotomayor was recently awarded MIT Professional Education’s Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation after successfully completing five Digital Plus courses online in Spanish. Now he has his sights set on what’s next. “Thanks to the internet, I can keep learning by taking classes — virtually — at the best engineering...

Decarbonization amid global crises

December 8, 2022

A global pandemic. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Inflation. The first-ever serious challenge to the peaceful transfer of power in the United States. Forced to face a seemingly unending series of once-in-a-generation crises, how can the world continue to focus attention on goals around carbon emissions and climate change? That was the question posed by Philip R. Sharp, the former president of Resources for the Future and a former 10-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, during...

Decarbonization amid global crises

December 8, 2022

A global pandemic. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Inflation. The first-ever serious challenge to the peaceful transfer of power in the United States. Forced to face a seemingly unending series of once-in-a-generation crises, how can the world continue to focus attention on goals around carbon emissions and climate change? That was the question posed by Philip R. Sharp, the former president of Resources for the Future and a former 10-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, during...

Mark Rober to deliver MIT’s 2023 Commencement...

December 8, 2022

Mark Rober, a NASA engineer-turned-internet celebrity whose hugely popular videos celebrate problem-solving, determination, and having fun while learning, will deliver the address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 1. Also an entrepreneur and educator, Rober is best-known for his successful YouTube channel, which hosts videos with title such as “Egg Drop From Space” and “Can You Swim in Jell-O?” While the topics are light-hearted, each video explores some aspect of science or engineering. The approach has found...

All the possibilities of the cleanroom

December 8, 2022

Jorg Scholvin ’00, MEng ’01, PhD ’06 first set foot in a cleanroom midway through his undergraduate studies. It was the late 1990s and, as a computer science major, he’d registered for a fabrication class for a firsthand look at how a computer is assembled. “It’s amazing to see how it’s built,” he realized, “and to build it myself.” By the end of the semester, Scholvin had shifted his focus toward electrical engineering and went on to spend several...

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