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The event gave community members a chance to pause and reflect on how far the region has come and to discuss efforts to shape where it’s going next.
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October 23, 2023

Celebrating Kendall Square’s past and shaping its future

The 15th Kendall Square Association annual meeting explored new and old aspects of the neighborhood.

Haruko Wainwright, an MIT assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering and of civil and environmental engineering, has organized an MIT workshop which aims to help nuclear engineers, policymakers, and academics learn abou...

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October 19, 2023

3 Questions: What should scientists and the public know about nuclear waste?

Professor Haruko Wainwright describes a new effort to communicate information about managing and disposing of spent fuel from nuclear reactors.

MIT engineers have developed a design for a system that efficiently harnesses the sun’s heat to split water and generate hydrogen.
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October 16, 2023

MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel

Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy.

“After years of knowing I wanted to work in green energy but not knowing what that looked like, I very quickly fell in love with [nuclear engineering],” says MIT PhD student Alexander O'Brien.
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October 14, 2023

Printing a new approach to fusion power plant materials

MIT PhD student Alexander O’Brien is working to deliver the next generation of fusion devices through research on additive manufacturing of metal-ceramic composites.

C-Crete, founded by Rouzbeh Savary PhD ’11, has created a more sustainable cement binding material that could significantly reduce the industry’s CO2 emissions. Pictured is a photo of traditional concrete being poured.
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October 13, 2023

Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

C-Crete, founded by Rouzbeh Savary PhD ’11, has created a cement alternative that could significantly reduce the industry’s carbon dioxide emissions.

Night view of the Living Knitwork Pavilion at Burning Man 2023
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October 13, 2023

From MIT to Burning Man: The Living Knitwork Pavilion

An interactive architectural installation combined textile arts and engineering on a desert landscape.

Anushree Chaudhuri (left) and Cameron Dougal of the Undergraduate Association Sustainability team
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October 11, 2023

Recovering a treasure trove in MIT’s student center

The Undergraduate Association Sustainability Committee repurposes items for good causes — and discovers a few hidden gems — following a burst pipe in W20.

Left to right: MIT Solve Executive Director Hala Hanna joins David Sengeh SM ’12, PhD ’16; Toyin Saraki; and Lysa John at the 2023 Solve Challenge Finals.
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October 11, 2023

Solve Challenge Finals 2023: Action in service to the world

Global platform showcases social innovation technology and global leadership.

At the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center, researchers are making changes to cut down on energy use. One of their techniques can reduce the energy of training AI models by 80 percent.
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October 5, 2023

New tools are available to help reduce the energy that AI models devour

Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent.