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In honor of the holiday weekend commemorating 250 years of independence, here are 10 free MIT courses to spark your curiosity about the origins of the American Revolution. openlearning.mit.edu/news/re…
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How MIT’s Rad Lab rescued D-Day: After two British physicists invented a revolutionary gadget, MIT researchers used it to develop the radar devices that helped defeat the Nazis. technologyreview.com/2024/10…

How MIT’s Rad Lab rescued D-Day

After two British physicists invented a revolutionary gadget, MIT researchers used it to develop the radar devices that helped defeat the Nazis.

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.@MIT_IMES pioneers research and education at the intersection of engineering, science and medicine to transform human health for all. @mit_hst empowers future clinician-scientists. @MIT #CuriousityOnAMission
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For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain’s left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language processing also occurs in many other parts of the brain. news.mit.edu/2026/brain-lang…

The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from more than 700 people, MIT researchers identified 17 brain regions outside of the canonical language-processing centers that are also...

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For 250 years, discovery, courage, and tenacity have driven this country forward and will continue to. From medicine to infrastructure to breakthroughs we can't yet imagine, science touches every part of daily life because someone, somewhere followed their curiosity. What are you curious about?  #CuriosityOnAMission curiositymission.org/
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A new chip developed by MIT researchers could help tiny, low-power robots avoid obstacles as they navigate around tight corners inside an industrial HVAC system to check for gas leaks. news.mit.edu/2026/new-chip-c…

New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

Gleanmer is a new system that can construct detailed 3D maps of a robot’s environment at high speed while operating at extremely low power. The advance could enable tiny devices to avoid obstacles...

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By analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data, Erin Kara seeks to understand the most extreme objects in the universe, black holes. news.mit.edu/2026/listening-…

Listening for the echoes of black holes

MIT Associate Professor Erin Kara seeks to connect the extreme physics of black holes with how galaxies such as our own Milky Way come to be.

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The Tartan Army made their mark on campus before leaving Massachusetts. Thanks for the visit and the reminder that you stopped by MIT. We hope you enjoyed your time in Cambridge!
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At the Building America Summit, @MIT president Sally Kornbluth discussed how students and faculty at the university are using AI. "They really want to make sure they learn to do things and don't take the easy path," Kornbluth told @washingtonpost futures editor Zachary @Goldfarb.
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Solid-state batteries have been plagued by the formation of metallic cracks called dendrites that cause them to short circuit. MIT researchers used a new visual technique to measure stress in a material as a dendrite crack grows. news.mit.edu/2026/why-solid-…

Why solid-state batteries keep short-circuiting

MIT researchers discovered that dendrites, cracks that harm the performance of solid-state batteries, can grow at far lower stresses than previously understood. The findings reveal why developing...

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MIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize. news.mit.edu/2026/pablo-jari…

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MIT Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is co-recipient of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for foundational research establishing the field of “twistronics,” in which superconductivity, magnetism,...

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Some of the most important things in life feel ordinary, until you stop and think about what makes them possible. A cure. A car. A comet. Someone right now is chasing answers to questions we haven't even asked yet. This is #CuriosityOnAMission. 🔬 What are you curious about? curiositymission.org/
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Biology PhD student Giselle Valdes studies stem cell regeneration while mentoring aspiring students and researchers. news.mit.edu/2026/advancing-…

Advancing stem cell research and building the next generation of biologists

Giselle Valdes, a PhD student in the MIT Department of Biology, studies stem cell regeneration and teaches and mentors other MIT biology students, as well as local middle and high school students.

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MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells. news.mit.edu/2026/implantabl…

Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections

As an alternative to insulin injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that encapsulates islet cells, protecting them from immune rejection. The device also carries an oxygen...

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