The rising senior is passionate about soccer, nuclear fusion, and advocating on behalf of his fellow student-athletes at MIT. As a Massachusetts Boys Soccer Player of the Year and an All-American in high school, Dilin Meloni had choices when it …
Putin’s former thesis advisor is convinced that oil never runs out, and Russia is now drilling 8 kilometres into the ground to prove him right. Is there really infinite oil down there, or is Russia about to end up with …
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Uranus and Neptune–known as our system’s ice giants–are our least explored planets. Both have received exactly one flyby, from the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The data from those flybys remain our primary source of knowledge about each planet. The traditional model …
Kevin Hartnett posted the following Friday: My profile of @Jacob_Tsimerman, published the morning he won the Fields Medal, and hours before he announced he’s going to @OpenAI, reads like a requiem for a field. While I’m trying to not spend …
Initial research projects advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more. MIT researchers are set to contribute to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, with 15 collaborative projects among those selected for funding under Genesis Phase …
In my closet, in a basket labeled “Random stuff,” sits a bag of quarters. They total only a few dollars, but their worth to me exceeds their monetary value. I received the quarters from Mark Wise. Mark taught a course …
In Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity is always attractive. But according to a new paper, quantum mechanics offers a loophole that can create antigravity. And not only this, if it was measurable that would prove that gravity has quantum …
Iceland’s Múlajökull glacier is prone to sudden surges, where rapid ice flow is interspersed between periods of quiescence or retreat. The isolated nature of the glacier and its marshy surroundings make approaching on foot almost impossible, but photographer Dani Guindo …
Professor Anna-Christina Eilers is “Committed to Caring” for building a culture around attentiveness and community. In Professor Anna-Christina Eilers’ research group, mentorship happens through small, meaningful gestures: thoughtful feedback on a draft, a check-in after a rough week, and a …