Brian Hedden PhD ’12 has been appointed co-associate dean of the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) at MIT, a cross-cutting initiative in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, effective Jan….
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Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows | MIT News
Antonio Torralba, Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and faculty head of artificial intelligence and decision-making at MIT, has been named to the 2025 cohort of Association for…
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TB 26-01 Evaluation of Adhesive and Solvent Alternatives for Polymeric Bonding Applications
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) conducted a technical assessment to evaluate alternatives to dichloromethane, traditionally used for bonding transparent polymeric materials. This effort was initiated in response to potential…
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Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout
Tinder is turning to a new AI-powered feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who are feeling burned out and are in search of better outcomes.
Introduced last quarter, the…
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Enormous Pair of Deep-Earth Hot ‘Blobs’ Shape Earth’s Magnetic Field, Scientists Say
For all we’ve learned about places far away in outer space, we may have barely scratched the surface of the places lying deep within Earth. As a result, there’s a lot of information we seem to be missing out on—for example,…
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Mesmerizing ‘cloud streets’ emerge from Florida’s frigid air
February 4, 2026
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Frigid air creates mesmerizing ‘cloud streets’ around Florida
As temperatures plunged across the eastern U.S., a breathtaking cloud pattern took shape off the coasts of Florida
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Conditions At ICE Detention Centers Could Fuel Major Measles Outbreaks
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at we look at Reed Jobs’ cancer-focused VC fund, Midi Health’s latest fundraise at $1 billion-plus valuation, and more.
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Gum disease bacteria can promote cancer growth in mice
In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.
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3 Questions: Using AI to accelerate the discovery and design of therapeutic drugs | MIT News
In the pursuit of solutions to complex global challenges including disease, energy demands, and climate change, scientific researchers, including at MIT, have turned to artificial intelligence, and to quantitative…
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Photographer captures rare aurora over Brazil during intense geomagnetic storm (photo)
The southern lights captured from Brazil on Jan. 19. (Image credit: Egon Filter) A rare aurora appeared briefly over southern Brazil on Jan. 19 during a powerful geomagnetic storm. Luckily for us, one photographer was at the right place at…
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