Engineers used scaffolds of folded DNA to assemble arrays of quantum rods that could be used in highly efficient micro-LEDs. DNA is appealing as a manufacturing material “because it can be biologically produced, which is both scalable and sustainable,” says Mark Bathe.
Andy Sun of MIT Sloan is working to improve the electricity grid so it can reliably integrate renewable energy. “The decarbonization of our energy system is fundamental,” he says. “We should embrace this future that we have to get to.”
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“Long Division: The Persistence of Race Science” is a multipart series published by Undark from the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. “We believe that one of the most important things that journalists do is shine light into the shadowy corners of who we are,” says Deborah Blum.
IMES postdoc Sirma Orguc SM ’16, PhD ’21 uses computational neuroscience to probe the brain for clues on its function. She’s inspired by the MIT community’s “great energy for science [and] great motivation to contribute to important problems that our society faces.”
Some cancer patients’ treatment is hindered by uncertainty over where their cancer originated. But a new AI model allows researchers to accurately classify, with high confidence, at least 40 percent of tumors of unknown origin.
In 24.213 (Philosophy of Film), students examine movies, art, and ethics from both producer and audience perspectives. “What I'm trying to do is have the students simultaneously engage with the philosophical topics, but also just engage with the film on its own,” says Justin Khoo.