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Aided by machine learning, researchers developed a method to remotely map crop types in low- or middle-income countries where agricultural data are sparse. The work fills “a longstanding gap in knowledge about what is grown around the world,” Sherrie Wang says.
Via @chorallariesofmit on Instagram: “Thank you to @nohoarts for having us for the 40th Annual Silver Chord Bowl!! We had a great time and enjoyed watching all the amazing performances!”
As a mechanical engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Phillip Daniel ’13, SM ’15, PhD ’22 conducts research for the US Department of Defense that involves exploring the deepest oceans and the farthest skies.
A new test could predict how patients will respond to a mechanical pump after a heart attack. This could help doctors prevent the heart’s right and left ventricles from becoming imbalanced, a dangerous condition affecting many patients who experience cardiogenic shock.
Via @mitedgertoncenter on Instagram: “Students highly enjoyed making their own furry animal ear headbands in this IAP class!”
Senior Anushree Chaudhuri seeks to make the energy transition more just by documenting local responses to renewable energy projects. Addressing resistance can be challenging, but “ignoring it leaves these communities in the dust and widens the urban-rural divide,” she says.
Engineers have devised a technique that enables an AI chatbot to conduct a day-long conversation with a human collaborator without slowing down or crashing — no matter how much text the conversation involves.