Month: July 2022
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Four researchers with MIT ties earn Schmidt Science Fellowships | MIT News
Four researchers with MIT ties — Juncal Arbelaiz, Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Sandya Subramanian, and Hannah Zlotnick ’17 — have been honored with competitive Schmidt Science Fellowships. Created in 2017, the fellows program aims to bring together the world’s brightest minds “to solve society’s toughest challenges.” The four MIT-affiliated researchers are among 29 Schmidt Science Fellows…
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The best routers for Verizon Fios of 2023
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How do planes fly? | Popular Science
How does an airplane stay in the air? Whether you’ve pondered the question while flying or not, it remains a fascinating, complex topic. Here’s a quick look at the physics involved with an airplane’s flight, as well as a glimpse at a misconception surrounding the subject, too. First, picture an aircraft—a commercial airliner, such as…
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This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery objects
A new high-tech glove totally sucks — and that’s a good thing. Each fingertip is outfitted with a sucker inspired by those on octopus arms. These suckers allow people to grab slippery, underwater objects without squeezing too tightly, researchers report July 13 in Science Advances. “Being able to grasp things underwater could be good for…
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Starfish embryos swim in formation like a “living crystal” | MIT News
In its earliest stages, long before it sprouts its signature appendages, a starfish embryo resembles a tiny bead, spinning through the water like a miniature ball bearing. Now, MIT scientists have observed that when multiple starfish embryos spin up to the water’s surface, they gravitate to each other and spontaneously assemble into a surprisingly organized,…
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DNA reveals the founding population of colonial Mexico | HeritageDaily
Archaeologists have recovered DNA from 10 colonial-era inhabitants of Campeche, Mexico, revealing the diversity of the founding populations of European settlements in the Americas. Campeche was an early colonial settlement in Yucatán. It was founded in 1540, less than 20 years after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, once conquistadors secured their rule.The important port…
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Climate change reveals archaeological treasures in melting ice | HeritageDaily
Melting ice patches across Norway are revealing archaeological treasures from thousands of years ago that are under threat from climate change. In recent years, hundreds of discoveries have been made that shows traces of ancient hunting, trapping, animals and plant life. The soil composition of Norway has a high level of acidity, meaning that organic…
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MIT design for Mars propellant production trucks wins NASA competition | MIT News
Using the latest technologies currently available, it takes over 25,000 tons of rocket hardware and propellant to land 50 tons of anything on the planet Mars. So, for NASA’s first crewed mission to Mars, it will be critical to learn how to harvest the red planet’s local resources in order to “live off the land”…
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Five with MIT ties win 2022 Hertz Foundation Fellowships | MIT News
Five current graduate students and recent alumni have been awarded 2022 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and particle physics. They are among 13 doctoral-level scholars chosen by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation who demonstrate “deep, interconnecting knowledge and the extraordinary creativity to tackle problems that others can’t solve,” according to…
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Evidence of cancer in Ancient Egyptian mummy | HeritageDaily
A study of a 2,000-year-old mummy has identified extensive facial defects, indicating that the individual suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common cancer originating in the nasopharynx, most commonly in the postero-lateral nasopharynx or pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller). Based on computed tomography, the study, led by the Warsaw Mummy Project…