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July 14, 2025
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Device for Diabetics
MIT engineers have created a coin‑sized implant that Professor Daniel Anderson says “is always ready to protect patients from low blood sugar.” It senses low glucose, heats a shape‑memory alloy, and releases glucagon — stabilizing blood sugar within 10 minutes.
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Walk-through screening system enhances security at airports nationwide
Lincoln Laboratory’s 3D microwave imaging technology for detecting concealed threats was integrated into HEXWAVE, commercially developed by Liberty Defense.
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Study could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning
Researchers developed a way to make large language models more adaptable to challenging tasks like strategic planning or process optimization.
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Processing our technological angst through humor
Associate Professor Benjamin Mangrum’s new book explores how we use comedy to cope with the growth of computer technology in modern life.
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Faces of MIT: Ylana Lopez
As assistant director for academics and events, Ylana Lopez leads an array of programming at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
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U.S. manufacturing is in “pretty bad shape.” MIT hopes to change that // Manufacturing Dive
In an effort to help “build the tools and talent to shape a more productive and sustainable future for manufacturing,” MIT has launched the Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM). “We have low tech, low skill, low wages, low productivity, and you can’t really fix any one of these pieces without trying to really pull this ‘knot’ apart,” explains Institute Professor Suzanne Berger. “And, the question is, how do we do that?” To help accelerate technology adoption and manufacturing productivity, the INM has “mapped out a series of education and industry partnership programs, including plans to establish new labs and a “factory observation” effort that allows students to visit production sites.”
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In a recent episode of The Solve Effect, a new podcast from MIT Solve, host Hala Hanna chats with longtime Solve advisor Marjorie “Margie” Yang, chair of the Esquel Group, one of the world’s largest textile and apparel manufacturers, and a leader in technology and innovation who has prioritized making real social and environmental impacts. The two discuss how crisis can serve as a catalyst for innovation, why it pays for technology to always center people, and how a passion for new projects can lead to a long and meaningful career.
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