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Showing search results for contentEl Agente Está Presente: The Era of AI Scientists
...systems that move beyond content generation to experiment and make discoveries on their own.
DMSE lecturer brings community wishes to life in Boston sculpture
Boston got its own good luck charm, “Amulet,” a 19-foot-tall tangle of organic spires installed in City Hall Plaza and embedded with the wishes, hopes, and prayers of…
MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape
...cts, webinars, and other content focused on energy supply and storage, grid design and management, infrastructure, and public and economic policy related to data centers. The forum…
MIT students develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice
A spray-on coating to keep power lines standing through an ice storm may not be the obvious fix for winter outages—but it’s exactly the kind of innovation that…
Career Fair attracts companies from across industries
Representatives from 14 companies turned out for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)’s third annual Career Fair on October 22—despite an uncertain economy and a tightening…
Materials Day 2025 explores challenges and breakthroughs in extreme materials
The rapid advancement of materials capable of withstanding extreme environments—and the ability to manufacture them at high volume—are priorities for the United States government as…
Green bananas can’t throw 3.091 Fun Run off course
The night before the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE)’s first-ever 3.091 Fun Run, organizer Bianca Sinausky opened a case of bananas she’d ordered and was met…
A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries
At the heart of all lithium-ion batteries is a simple reaction: Lithium ions dissolved in an electrolyte solution “intercalate” or insert themselves into a solid electrode during battery…
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