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MIT tech powered the Artemis II livestreams
During the original US missions to the moon in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts relied on radio-frequency systems to communicate, sending grainy, low-quality images and videos to Earth.…
- But on the Artemis II Orion mission in April, spacecraft transmitted c…
- The livestreams so many people enjoyed were made possible through the …
- Based on infrared laser light, which can transmit 10 to 100 times more…
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Your brain on AI
Many people find AI-based chatbots helpful in keeping up with news, but a study by Pattie Maes and her colleagues at the MIT Media Lab points to a big problem with this strategy.…
- Participants who evaluated paired news headlines and images over the c…
- The result reflects an “AI dependency paradox” that has been observed …
- “Users get excited about these ‘magical’ LLMs but forget that they’re …
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Seeing through murky waters
When remotely operated vehicles settle on the seafloor or dig through a sand bed, they can kick up clouds of sediment that onboard cameras struggle to see through.…
- Often, the only thing to do is wait until the dust settles.
- But a new system developed by Amy Phung, SM ’23, PhD ’26, and her advi…
- In this technique, the vehicle first uses sonar to quickly map its sur…
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Taking your temperature from the inside
Oral and forehead thermometers may not accurately capture a person’s core body temperature, and the few ingestible temperature sensors on the market are so big they are hard to swallow and risk obstructing the GI tract.…
- But MIT engineers created one that can send continuous temperature upd…
- To create it, the researchers built a circuit that can fit on a one-sq…
- Its frequency varies depending on the temperature of the chip’s surrou…
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Amping up T cells to target cancer
Vaccines that turn the body’s immune system against tumors have shown promise in clinical trials, and a handful have been FDA approved for certain cancers.…
- In many patients, however, these vaccines don’t stimulate enough of a …
- Now MIT chemical engineer Daniel Anderson and colleagues at MIT, Harva…
- The advance could lead to much more powerful cancer vaccines as well a…
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World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots crashing into barriers and falling down because they cannot readily stop running.…
- A few fallen robots even break at the waist in a shower of sparks or c…
- That demonstration of both robotic prowess and limitations came from t…
- Like the inaugural event held in 2025, this year’s event challenged hu…
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Block’s Local Commerce Network Adds 30,000 Sellers
Block’s local commerce network, Neighborhoods, has added 30,000 more sellers, the company said in a Tuesday (Aug.…
- 25) press release.
- Neighborhoods connects sellers who use Block’s Square with customers w…
- The program is built into Square Point of Sale and Square Terminal and…
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AgeLab research inspires an A I startup
When Don Yansen ’63 arrived at the MIT AgeLab for a study on technology in caregiving for older adults, he didn’t plan to launch another company.…
- But when he heard participants talk about how hard modern devices can …
- Yansen, a serial entrepreneur who retired to care for his wife, earned…
- “What I took from MIT was a good education and the feeling I could sol…
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A new stamp on cyberfraud prevention
For Rupert Young ’95, SM ’95, his career in data science and cybersecurity began when his grandfather gifted him thousands of stamps: He built intricate databases to catalogue them, displaying the “precise eye” for detail and nuance that his MIT application essay said would make him a good engineer.…
- Young is now chief product officer of MaxMind, whose work with IP-add…
- Streaming companies, security vendors, merchants, and ad-network provi…
- This information makes it possible to ensure retail sites are using th…
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Launching youth entrepreneurship
Even as a teenager, Laurie Stach ’06 says, she had a “crazy ambition to take on the world and solve problems.…
- ” At MIT, she realized she wasn’t the only one.
- “Adults always see these youth who are good at math and science and sa…
- “Meanwhile, traditional education isn’t preparing them.
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YouTuber finds niche as college admissions mentor
As a first-generation student from a small town, Gohar Khan ’21 had to navigate the college admissions process largely on his own.…
- He founded his YouTube channel, Gohar’s Guide, to make things easier f…
- Today, more than 10 million people follow Khan on social media for col…
- He is also the CEO and cofounder of Next Admit, a consulting business …
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Addressing a sticking point in sustainable adhesives
Petroleum-based adhesives are everywhere: bonding the wood and drywall in a construction project, holding together the joints of furniture, and even sticking labels to otherwise recyclable containers.…
- “The labels on a container are held up with petroleum-based glue.
- And because of that, even though you’re putting the container in the r…
- When Ferreira began thinking about bio-based adhesives, in 2014, she s…
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