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Fifty-five years ago this week, on July 20, 1969, NASA landed the Apollo 11 mission, and the first humans, on the moon. The mission’s computer system, called the Apollo Guidance Computer, was designed by the MIT Instrumentation Lab, now the independent Draper.
Jordan McRae ’05 and his team at Mobilus developed a wearable device that transmits the sound of a voice even in a noisy setting. The device integrates into standard safety helmets and is already being used in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and energy.
A new AI method radically speeds predictions of materials’ thermal properties. The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.
The forthcoming Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Roadmap aims to make MIT resilient to the impacts of extreme heat. The roadmap will include an assessment of current and future conditions on campus as well as strategies and proposed interventions.
In The Boston Globe, Professor Fiona Murray discusses her work with NATO on developing and launching new mechanisms to identify and invest in defense startups.
In class 2.702 (Systems Engineering and Naval Ship Design), naval officers get hands-on experience in project management skills central to their future careers. The class is part of Course 2N, which educates active duty officers in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
The Christian Science Monitor spotlights undergraduate Subin Kim, an Army veteran, and his experience transferring from community college to MIT through the Transfer Scholars Network, which aims to help community college students find a path to four-year universities.