Via @mitstudents on Twitter: “An excuse to consume all the pi(e)s today...#PiDay”

Mechanical engineers have devised a way to automatically clean solar panels using a waterless, no-contact system. Their method could benefit solar arrays in desert areas, where dust accumulations can reduce output by 30 percent in just one month.

Via @kochinstitute on Twitter: “Our 2022 #KIimages have been unveiled! Thank you to all our winning image creators for your gorgeous images of life sciences and biomedical research at MIT and your fascinating lightning talks!”

MIT’s course 15.390 (New Enterprises) has been offered every year since 1961. It may be the oldest entrepreneurship course in the country, and has made its mark throughout the greater Boston community.

Yen-Jie Lee probes particle collision data for clues to the universe’s origins. Analyzing highly anticipated results can be intense, but the excitement of making discoveries on the global stage is “so much bigger than the pressure,” he says.

An impromptu conversation with Professor Harold “Doc” Edgerton led to an offer of lab space where James Worden ’89 (right) developed a race-ready solar car with help from friends and collaborators. From there, the popular Solar Electric Vehicle Team was born.