Online transactions and GPS, among many other applications, rely on atomic clocks. Now MIT physicists have improved their precision by turning down the quantum noise that obscures the “ticking” of atoms, which could allow more stable atomic clocks.
One new weapon against cancer is a type of engineered immune cell known as CAR-NK cells, which can be tuned to attack cancer cells. Researchers have come up with a new way to make CAR-NK cells less likely to be rejected by a patient’s immune system.
MIT has been named a top US college for return on investment. Boston 25 reported that MIT “is need-blind and full-need for undergraduate students. Six out of 10 students receive financial aid, and almost 88% of the Class of 2025 graduated debt-free.”
A new printable aluminum alloy has set strength records and may enable lighter aircraft parts. MIT engineers used machine learning to develop a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.
Impenetrable to every gas but hydrogen, palladium is key to hydrogen-based energy. Palladium membranes are now used to make semiconductors and fertilizer; a new version that’s resilient at much higher temperatures could be used to make hydrogen fuel.
In a world without MIT, radar wouldn’t have been available to help win World War II. We might not have email, CT scans, time-release drugs, photolithography, or GPS. And we’d lose over 30,000 companies, employing millions of people. Can you imagine?
Since its founding, MIT has been key to helping American science and innovation lead the world. Discoveries that begin here generate jobs and power the economy — and what we create today builds a better tomorrow for all of us.