Sophomore Peter Lai, wearing a Velcro suit, finds himself caught in a Velcro 'spider's web' during the MIT Carnival on Sept. 2. The fair, held as part of orientation, featured a variety of rides, bouncy activities and live music. Photo / L. Barry Hetherington Open image gallery
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.
By examining antigen architectures, MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine that may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint blockade treatments.