Sandia National Laboratories has joined a new partnership aimed at helping the United States regain its leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.
While the U.S. was considered a powerhouse in chip production in the 1990s, fabricating more than…
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A sounding board for strengthening the student experience | MIT News
During his first year at MIT in 2021, Matthew Caren ’25 received an intriguing email inviting students to apply to become members of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s (SCC) Undergraduate Advisory Group (UAG)….
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Is nuclear energy good? A new book explores this complex question
Atomic Dreams explores nuclear energy’s future in the U.S. through the history of Diablo Canyon, California’s last operational nuclear power plant.
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Dairy Farm Captures and Cleans Over 80 Percent of Methane Emissions
Learn more about the process some dairy farmers are using to capture methane and turn it into renewable natural gas.
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The Human Music of Oaks and Orchids
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On a crisp April morning, Lucas Gutierrez, a multidisciplinary artist based in…
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Robots that feel heat, pain, and pressure? This new “skin” makes it possible
Scientists have developed a low-cost, durable, highly-sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that can be added to robotic hands like a glove, enabling robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans.
The researchers,…
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AI Reveals Milky Way’s Black Hole Spins Near Top Speed
An international team of astronomers has trained a neural network with millions of synthetic simulations and artificial intelligence (AI) to tease out new cosmic curiosities about black holes, revealing the one at the center of our Milky Way is…
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Passive cooling breakthrough could slash data center energy use
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics. The technology features a specially engineered fiber…
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This quantum sensor tracks 3D movement without GPS
In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions — a feat that many scientists didn’t think was…
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A genetic test may predict which weight loss drugs work best for patients
People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have another number to consider: a genetic score indicating how many calories a person needs to feel full during a…
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