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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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“If their DNA could be retrained, maybe microbes could deliver nitrogen directly to wheat, corn, and other crops when it’s most needed.” Chris Voigt is helping turn that idea into reality by engineering microbes to work harder and smarter. Read his story:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Aug 13
Engineers developed a tool for designing habitats in space and other extreme environments to help crews not just survive but thrive.
How to design a space habitat that supports its residents’ mental health
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Aug 12
In a feat of adaptive reuse, the century-old Met Warehouse has become a new home for @mitsap. “It’s almost inconceivable that this brick box, which was not designed for human habitation but to store objects, has been opened up,” says John Ochsendorf.
Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Aug 11
Physicists watch a material’s electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases: The study could help scientists understand how superconductivity and other more complex phenomena emerge in quantum materials.
Physicists watch a material’s electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Aug 10
Scientists unveil more than 600 new tissue models of human cancer: Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments. news.mit.edu/2026/scientist…
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