Focusing on the risk of nuclear escalation, Caitlin Talmadge studies militaries’ on-the-ground capabilities and how they are influenced by political circumstances. “It’s important for me to do scholarship that speaks to real-world problems,” she says.
A deep-learning model from Alex Shalek and colleagues “was up to 17 times more effective at finding relevant compounds than standard, brute-force drug screening that depends on randomly selecting compounds from a chemical library,” Nature reported.
Enzian Pharmaceutics’ new tablets allow oral cancer drugs to be delivered more steadily into the bloodstream, to improve effectiveness and reduce side effects. “We believe this is a more efficient and effective way to deliver drugs,” Aron Blaesi PhD ’14 says.
Why do some quantum materials scale — making it into computer hard drives, TV screens, and medical diagnostics — while others stall? MIT researchers evaluated quantum materials’ potential for commercial success, and identified promising candidates.
Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming. He aims to bring these innovations from lab to market at a low cost, helping farmers boost crop yields without compromising soil health.
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