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Physicists were surprised to find that under specific conditions, electrons split into fractions of themselves. A new study suggests a mechanism for how this could work, enabling “all kinds of new experiments that previously one could only dream about,” Senthil Todadri says.
Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 will attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall, thanks to expanded financial aid. And for families with income below $100,000, parents will pay nothing at all toward the full cost of an MIT education.
The MIT spinout Emvolon is repurposing automotive engines to create small chemical plants next to sources of methane, to create green methanol and other chemicals. "We see this as a new way of chemical manufacturing,” Emmanuel Kasseris SM ’07, PhD ’11 says.
Four from MIT have been named 2025 Rhodes Scholars. Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Following service in the Coast Guard, Eugene McGuinness SM ’19 is head of flight test at Zipline, an autonomous drone delivery service.“I am excited to be a part of the mission to revolutionize logistics by enabling instant deliveries for everyone,” he says.
No mere child’s play, tiddlywinks can be fiercely competitive — and MIT alumni have been at the highest ranks of the game for decades. “There’s a lot of strategy involved,” says Larry Kahn ’75, SM ’76, who holds 24 world championship titles in singles competition and 20 in pairs.
Via @mitsloanadmissions on Instagram: “In honor of Veterans Day, we want to take a moment to celebrate all the veterans who are a part of the MIT community. We also want to give a special shoutout to the @mitsloanvetsclub!”