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  1. 18 hours ago

    Covid-19 shutdown led to increased solar power output: As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, study shows.

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  2. Aug 15

    In his element in the chem lab and the kickboxing ring: PhD student Levi Knippel is dedicated to making the Department of Chemistry “a community that everyone wants to be a part of.”

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  3. Aug 14

    RT : Hey friends & followers: just in time for the weekend...here's a link to Behind the i!s. Take a look at what we liked this week. Maybe some beach reading/watching/listening for ya...enjoy!

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  4. Aug 14

    RT : "I've always been trying to bridge the gap between facts and feelings.” Poetic Justice head talks to about his work, from Deconstructed Anthems to A Counting. Read more:

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  5. Aug 14

    RT : MIT sophomore Lauryn Kortman finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and custom-engineering LED-filled shaft batons

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  6. Aug 14

    While tinkering with the gene-editing tool CRISPR, MIT researchers developed a new technique to detect diseases that can be used to diagnose Covid-19. via

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  7. Aug 14

    Studying the cultures of companies: PhD student and “organizational ethnographer” Summer Jackson investigates the complex social hierarchies that govern the way we work.

    Summer standing in Killian Court.
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  8. Aug 14

    3 Questions: Asegun Henry on five “grand thermal challenges” to stem the tide of global warming

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  9. Aug 14

    The study of dreams has entered the modern era in exciting ways, and researchers from MIT and other institutions have created a community dedicated to advancing the field, lending it legitimacy and expanding further research opportunities.

    A hand with a sleep monitoring device and a circuit chip to the left of the hand.
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  10. Aug 13

    RT : Alum cofounded- is developing treatments for conditions like chronic hepatitis B, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis…all by harnessing the power of the .

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  11. Aug 13

    RT : MIT researchers led by Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba propose a design to overcome a major challenge in hydrocephalus catheters — clogging — by leveraging catheter geometry 📸:

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  12. Aug 13

    RT : STEM majors have the lowest voter turnout rate of any field! wrote a blog post on the importance of having science-informed voters that you can check out here:

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  13. Aug 13

    Sarah Stewart Johnson ’08 discusses her new book, which explores what inspired her passion for the Red Planet. Maria Zuber, MIT’s vice president for research, noted that she was “blessed” to have Johnson in her lab. via

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  14. Aug 13

    Helping drug-delivering particles squeeze through a syringe: MIT engineers are using computing modeling to prevent microparticles from clogging during injections.

    Several syringes on a peg board background.
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  15. Aug 13

    How MIT built its own Covid-19 testing trailer

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  16. Aug 13

    A voice for diversity, equity, and inclusion in civil and environmental engineering: Postdoc Md Sami Hasnine's work has been instrumental in forming ’s DEI committee.

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  17. Aug 12

    RT : Missing campus? Take a self guided tour of MIT's amazing public art collection.

    Bernar Venet, Two Indeterminate Lines, 1993 © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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  18. Aug 12

    RT : This is a thread about the first episode of our new podcast, In Machines We Trust. You can listen to the full episode now however you listen to podcasts.

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  19. Aug 12

    RT : Voices of — Looking at justice through the lens of political theory: In Bernardo Zacka's 17.01 class, MIT students explore human values and competing theories of .

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  20. Aug 12

    A study co-authored by Professor Frank Wilczek explores how gravitons may create “noise” that could be identified by gravitational wave detectors. via

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