CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, the terminal will beam data over laser links during the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. * * * By Ariana Tantillo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory In 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon's surface -- a momentous engineering and science feat marked by his iconic words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap fo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Nov. 1, 2024, with Elsa Olivetti, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Decarbonizing Energy and Industry mission within MIT's Climate Project, graduates Basuhi Ravi and Karan Bhuwalka: * * * Extraction of nickel, an essential component of clean energy technologies, needs stronger policies to protect local environments and communities, MIT researchers   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students. * * * By Jennifer Sutton, Institute Community and Equity Office The banging on the tables begins almost immediately. It's September, and the 53 first-year students in MIT's Concourse program are debating the pros and cons of capitalism du  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A newly characterized anti-viral defense system in bacteria aborts infection through a novel mechanism by chemically altering mRNA. * * * By Lillian Eden | Department of Biology Like humans and other complex multicellular organisms, single-celled bacteria can fall ill and fight off viral infections. A bacterial virus is caused by a bacteriophage, or, more simply, phage, wh  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineers' algorithm may have wide impact, from forecasting climate to projecting population growth to designing efficient aircraft. * * * By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Getting to the heart of causality is central to understanding the world around us. What causes one variable -- be it a biological species, a voting region, a company stock, or a local climate -- to shift f  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Ethan Peterson is addressing some of the practical, overlooked issues that need to be worked out for viable fusion power plants. * * * By Steve Nadis, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering In fall 2009, when Ethan Peterson '13 arrived at MIT as an undergraduate, he already had some ideas about possible career options. He'd always liked building   more