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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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Founder of MIT's Microsystems Technology Labs. Penfield's academic career at MIT spanned 45 years. He was instrumental in increasing the school's involvement in silicon integrated circuit design. She taught the first VLSI system design course at the school. He also established MIT's master's degree in engineering.

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). University of Illinois. Indiana University.

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How MIT’s Muriel Medard Pioneered the Universal Decoder

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The MIT electrical engineering and computer science professor’s positive thinking has led to new ways to improve tried-and-true techniques in the field of information theory. She liked working on creative projects and mathematics, so she decided to study math and literature at MIT. She returned to MIT as a faculty member in 2000.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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That was the case for Melba Crawford , who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career. I was interested in the design and operation of airplanes and spacecraft.” Although it was designed for a life of 18 months, the mission operated successfully for 16 years.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , he also was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the MIT board of trustees. Air Force as an electrical engineer, designing and constructing airfield lighting and electrical distribution systems at Langley Air Force Base , in Virginia. Sauer served in the U.S.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) Resources.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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AK Steel Corporation’s Research & Innovation Center will conduct alloy design, lab validation, manufacture, and testing of novel low density steels that possess mechanical properties exhibited by currently available advanced high strength steels. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Advanced Manufacturing Awards.