Senior Laura Rosado has followed her many varied interests during four years at MIT. The competitive swimmer and double-major in MechE and creative writing has designed a flying car, studied train automation, and is now writing a novel.
Via @MITAthletics on Twitter: “Christina Antonakakis scores 44 points in @mitwbball 76-72 win over No. 9/15 Springfield! #RollTech”
A new video game creates an immersive environment in which players discover archival materials that tell the stories of women from MIT’s history. The project aims to create a multisensory experience challenging the idea that the past is behind us.
Physicists in RLE have discovered a new quantum bit, or “qubit,” in the form of vibrating pairs of atoms called fermions. The qubit appears highly robust, even in the midst of environmental noise, offering a possible foundation for future quantum computers.
Cynthia Breazeal has been named as MIT’s next dean for digital learning. Overseeing business and research units across MIT Open Learning, Breazeal will focus on the future of digital technologies and their applications in education.
In the New York Times, David Autor discusses his book “The Work of the Future,” co-written with David Mindell and Elisabeth Reynolds. He explains: “Most people’s fear of technology is really a fear of capitalism, what the markets will do with the technology.”
With his startup Quaise, Carlos Araque ’01, SM ’02 is looking to tap geothermal energy using a groundbreaking technology developed at MIT. “We want to deliver on the full potential of geothermal,” he says.