On the Curiosity Unbounded podcast, President Sally Kornbluth speaks with Benedetto Marelli about the advantages of using silk-based coatings in agriculture and water filtration, and why being bold and creative can lead to powerful discoveries.

In the Washington Post, Daniela Rus and Nico Enriquez write that the US should not only build more efficient software and better chips, but also create “interstate-type corridors to transmit sufficient, reliable power to our data centers.”

Elemind’s headband uses acoustic stimulation to help people fall asleep. “For folks that ruminate a lot before they go to sleep, their brains are actively running. This encourages their brain to quiet down,” says co-founder David Wang ’05, SM ’10, PhD ’15.

Via @mitfieldhockey on Instagram: “A beautiful view from our win on Saturday!”

Andrew Sutherland gave up on his family’s bagpiping tradition but became a star business professor instead. He studies the financing and auditing of startups and other private firms, homing in on issues involving trust, rules, and financial misconduct.

The quest for an HIV vaccine has led researchers to an experimental regimen involving seven doses over a two-week period, which is effective but impractical. The team now reports it can achieve a similar immune response with just two doses given one week apart.