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  Fast forward

  Tonio Buonassisi’s Photo­voltaics Lab is speeding up the development of new solar cell materials using machine learning, robots, and good old-fashioned teamwork.

  
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  Wonder woman

  Emily Calandrelli, SM ’13, is the aerospace engineer behind Emily’s Wonder Lab, a new TV show designed to get all kinds of kids excited about science.

  
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  Will there be enough good jobs?

  Technological change has transformed the nature of work, with devastating effects on many in the middle class. But there are things policymakers can do to help.

  
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  Building 7 dome restoration

  
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  The next normal

  Task Force 2021 and Beyond is envisioning an MIT best equipped to thrive in a post-pandemic future.

  
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  Newest address on campus

  Undergrads are now living in MIT’s new dorm on Vassar Street.

  
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  The nose knows

  It’s hard to beat a cancer-sniffing dog, but pairing a miniaturized detector with machine learning is a promising way to reproduce its capabilities.

  
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  Quiet banking panics

  Many kinds of finance-sector failures—not just bank runs—can depress the economy.

  
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  Better amputations

  MIT researchers invented a technique that preserves crucial muscle communication—and it has even more benefits than expected.

  
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  Wood without trees

  A culture of cells grown from zinnia leaves points to the possibility of generating plant materials in the lab.

  
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  Hope for Alzheimer’s

  MIT research explains the role of a risky gene.

  
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  Friends, Romans …

  As Italy’s new prime minister, Mario Draghi, PhD ’77, will try to lead his country out of brutal economic and health crises.

  
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  Recent books from the MIT community

  

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