Through Project Hamilton, experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative have begun designing and testing technical research through which further examination of a central bank digital currency can be performed in the U.S.

Via @mitwlax on Instagram: “Happy National Girls and Women in sport day to past, present and future Engineers! Thankful for our MIT lacrosse family, filled with amazing women!”

Chemical engineers have created a material that is stronger than steel, as light as plastic, and easily manufactured. It could be used as a durable coating for car parts or cell phones, or even as a building material for bridges or other structures.

Landfills are a major source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Loci Controls, founded by MIT alumni, has developed a solar-powered system that helps landfill operators capture methane so it can be converted into fuel.

Via @MichelDeGraff on Twitter: “Feeling honored & energized to be starting a Black History Month that's turning into a Black History Semester—on the 1st day of co-teaching "Black Matters" course @MIT_SHASS @MIT with Prof. Danielle Wood @Space_Enabled & Prof. D. Fox Harrell @MITVirtuality”

Julian Adams ’64 went from studying radar technology and selling cars to running Adams Bonsai, a nursery he calls “a hobby gone berserk.” He adds: “I like to say that bonsai is 50% art, 50% horticulture, 50% philosophy.”