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The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

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Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories

How to make oxygen on the moon

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August 19, 2025 Materials Research Laboratory: Driving interdisciplinary materials research at MIT

Materials Research Laboratory: Driving interdisciplinary materials research at MIT

August 17, 2025 A shape-changing antenna for more versatile sensing and communication

A shape-changing antenna for more versatile sensing and communication

August 14, 2025 How AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines and other RNA therapies

How AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines and other RNA therapies

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August 12, 2025 MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

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Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

Professor Rohit Karnik addresses real-world challenges with his micro- and nano-fluidics research, uncovering the unique behavior of fluid flow at the molecular level.

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Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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Water is Life

As overpopulation and lack of rainfall fuel a crisis-level need in rural India for affordable drinking water, PhD candidate Natasha Wright and Assistant Professor Amos Winter work to design a low-cost desalination system, guided by insight from their extensive in-the-field research.

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