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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MIT News
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.
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Audio Article: Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere
MIT researchers have made an open-source version of the “City Scanner” mobile pollution detector that lets people check air quality anywhere, cheaply. Pictured are some examples of the latest version of the device, called Flatburn, as well as a researcher attaching a prototype to a car.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2023/low-cost-device-can-measure-air-pollution-anywhere-0316 -
Audio Article: Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid
In a new study, MIT researchers have developed strategies for beneficial electric vehicle charging to reduce peak electricity demand and store solar energy.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2023/minimizing-electric-vehicles-impact-grid-0315 -
Audio Article: How to push, wiggle, or drill an object through granular material
Predicting what it takes to push through sand, gravel, or other soft media can help engineers drive a rover over Martian soil, anchor a ship in rough seas, and walk a robot through sand and mud. But modeling the forces involved in such processes is a huge computational challenge that often takes days to weeks to solve.
Now, engineers at MIT and Georgia Tech have found a faster and simpler way to model intrusion through any soft, flowable material. Their new method quickly maps the forces it would take to push, wiggle, and drill an object through granular material in real-time. The method can apply to objects and grains of any size and shape, and does not require complex computational tools as other methods do.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2023/soft-push-granular-intrusion-0119 -
Audio Article: A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2022/wind-farm-optimization-energy-flow-0811 -
Audio Article: Startup lets doctors classify skin conditions with the snap of a picture
Piction Health, a startup founded by Susan Conover SM '15, lets doctors classify skin conditions with the snap of a picture. Their app uses machine learning to help physicians identify and manage skin diseases.
Read the article on MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2022/piction-health-skin-app-0706 -
Audio Article: Keeping web-browsing data safe from hackers
Studying a powerful type of cyberattack, researchers identified a flaw in how it’s been analyzed before, then developed new techniques that stop it in its tracks.
Read the article: https://news.mit.edu/2022/side-channel-attacks-detection-0609