CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New research by a team of MIT engineers offers a guide for fine-tuning specific material properties. * * * By Peter Reuell, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Without a map, it can be just about impossible to know not just where you are, but where you're going, and that's especially true when it comes to materials properties. For decades, scientists have und  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Rafael Jaramillo relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials. * * * By Michaela Jarvis, MIT News When Rafael Jaramillo talks about his favorite accomplishments, it quickly becomes clear that he has the right temperament for a researcher -- he is energized by a challenge and the prospect of hard work. "I am proud  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is more than 24,000 times that of carbon dioxide. * * * By Mark Dwortzan, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change To achieve the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change -- limiting the increase in global average surface temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial le  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Amplified Industries, founded by Sebastien Mannai SM '14, PhD '18, helps oil field operators eliminate spills and stop methane leaks. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Operating an oil field is complex and there is a staggeringly long list of things that can go wrong. One of the most common problems is spills of the salty brine that's a toxic byproduct of pumping oil. Anoth  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A with Victory Yinka-Banjo, a junior majoring in MIT Course 6-7: Computer Science and Molecular Biology: * * * The junior, who is majoring in computer science and molecular biology, wants to "make it a norm to lift others as I continue to climb." * * * By Jane Halpern, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science This interview is part of a series from the MIT Department of   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The majority of U.S. jobs are in occupations that have emerged since 1940, MIT research finds -- telling us much about the ways jobs are created and lost. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News * * * - This is part 1 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part 2 is   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The 16 finalists -- representing every school at MIT -- will explore generative AI's impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more. * * * By Mary Beth Gallagher, School of Engineering Last summer, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Provost Cynthia Barnhart issued a call for papers to "articulate effective roadmaps, policy recommendations, and calls for action   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: VIAVI Solutions, a global provider of communications test and measurement and optical technologies, has joined the MIT.nano Consortium. With roots going back to 1923 as Wandell and Goltermann and to 1948 as Optical Coating Laboratory Inc., VIAVI is a global enterprise supporting innovation in communication networks, hyperscale and enterprise data centers, consumer electronics, au  more