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Lincoln Laboratory’s research is “essential to a robust defense sector and to addressing the rapidly evolving nature of world conflict,” says Ian Waitz, MIT’s vice president for research. “Its rapid prototyping has saved the lives of U.S. service members and supported responses to domestic crises.” He adds that research at Lincoln also “goes to the private sector, enhancing both the nation’s technological advantage and its manufacturing prowess.”</p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--document" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16.922" height="20.627" viewBox="0 0 16.922 20.627"> <g id="document" transform="translate(-665.38 -362.29)"> <path id="Path_2594" data-name="Path 2594" d="M680.222,366.77h-8.88a1.483,1.483,0,0,0-1.482,1.482v14.806a1.483,1.483,0,0,0,1.482,1.482h11.1a1.483,1.483,0,0,0,1.482-1.482V370.474h-3.7v-3.7Z" transform="translate(-2.124 -2.124)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2595" data-name="Path 2595" d="M692.16,366.77v3.717h3.712Z" transform="translate(-14.075 -2.124)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2596" data-name="Path 2596" d="M676.28,362.79h-8.912a1.486,1.486,0,0,0-1.488,1.482v14.806a1.486,1.486,0,0,0,1.488,1.482h.373V366.127a1.486,1.486,0,0,1,1.488-1.482h8.912Z" transform="translate(0 0)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2597" data-name="Path 2597" d="M684.4,393.849h-8.171a0,0,0,1,1,0-.009H684.4s0,0,0,.009S684.4,393.849,684.4,393.849Z" transform="translate(-5.55 -16.616)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2598" data-name="Path 2598" d="M684.4,389.069h-8.171a0,0,0,0,1,0,0s0,0,0,0H684.4s0,0,0,.009Z" transform="translate(-5.55 -14.058)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2599" data-name="Path 2599" d="M684.4,384.289h-8.171a0,0,0,0,1,0,0s0,0,0,0H684.4s0,0,0,.009Z" transform="translate(-5.55 -11.5)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> <path id="Path_2600" data-name="Path 2600" d="M684.4,379.509h-8.171a0,0,0,0,1,0,0s0,0,0,0H684.4s0,0,0,.009Z" transform="translate(-5.55 -8.942)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1"/> </g> </svg> </span> <a class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2025/04/02/mit-lincoln-lab-awarded-12b-5-year-air-force-con.html" target="_blank">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> Chronicle </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p><em>Chronicle</em> visits Prof. Skylar Tibbits and the Self-Assembly Lab to see how they are embedding intelligence into the materials around us, including furniture, clothing and buildings. Prof. Caitlin Mueller and graduate student Sandy Curth are digging into eco-friendly construction with programmable mud by “taking a low-cost material and a really fast manufacturing system to make buildings out of very, very low climate impact materials.” Says Tibbits: “MIT is a really wild place, and most people know of it for its technical expertise…But what I am really inspired by is on the creative end, the design spectrum. I think the mix of those two is super special.” He adds: “We can ask the right questions and discover new science, and we can also solve the right problems through engineering.”</p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--watch-video" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20"> <g id="if_play_1814112" transform="translate(-8.2 -8.2)"> <g id="Icon-Play" transform="translate(8.2 8.2)"> <path id="Fill-124" d="M-109.8-249.8a10,10,0,0,1-10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10,10,10,10,0,0,1-10,10Zm0-18.912a8.946,8.946,0,0,0-8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912-8.912,8.919,8.919,0,0,0-8.912-8.912Z" transform="translate(119.8 269.8)" fill="currentColor"/> <path id="Fill-125" d="M-103-247.165V-258.3l8.136,5.59L-103-247.165Zm1.075-8.926v6.717l4.874-3.336-4.874-3.381Z" transform="translate(110.493 262.713)" fill="currentColor"/> </g> </g> </svg></span> <a class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link" href="/news-clip/chronicle-0">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> Chronicle </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p>“AT MIT innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-earth creativity,” notes <em>Chronicle</em> during a visit to campus to peek behind the scenes at the innovations underway at the Institute. Classes taught by Prof. Erik Demaine are a “mix of rigorous math and creative collaboration,” host Anthony Everett explains, highlighting how Demaine’s work in computational origami has found its way into practical applications in such fields as medicine, architecture and space exploration. “I think origami provides a really powerful tool for making transformable shapes,” Demaine relates. </p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--watch-video" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20"> <g id="if_play_1814112" transform="translate(-8.2 -8.2)"> <g id="Icon-Play" transform="translate(8.2 8.2)"> <path id="Fill-124" d="M-109.8-249.8a10,10,0,0,1-10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10,10,10,10,0,0,1-10,10Zm0-18.912a8.946,8.946,0,0,0-8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912-8.912,8.919,8.919,0,0,0-8.912-8.912Z" transform="translate(119.8 269.8)" fill="currentColor"/> <path id="Fill-125" d="M-103-247.165V-258.3l8.136,5.59L-103-247.165Zm1.075-8.926v6.717l4.874-3.336-4.874-3.381Z" transform="translate(110.493 262.713)" fill="currentColor"/> </g> </g> </svg></span> <a class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link" href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/mit-professor-explores-the-power-of-folding-art-into-everything-from-medicine-to-space-exploration/64368378" target="_blank">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> NPR </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p>Berly McCoy and Sushmita Pathak of NPR’s <em>Short Wave </em>spotlight research by postdoctoral associate Funing Li and his team on tornado occurrence. The researchers used “historical data to model and simulate the interaction between land and the atmosphere,” explains McCoy. </p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--listen-audio" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18"> <g id="Group_2045" data-name="Group 2045" transform="translate(-620 -1193)"> <path id="MIT-earphones-gold" d="M714.542,359.471a5.471,5.471,0,1,0-10.942,0,9.858,9.858,0,0,0,.407,2.466s0,0,0,.006l0,.013.683,2.051a1.368,1.368,0,1,0,2.595-.865l-.683-2.051a1.362,1.362,0,0,0-2.223-.572,6.319,6.319,0,0,1-.1-1.047,4.787,4.787,0,0,1,9.575,0,6.326,6.326,0,0,1-.1,1.048,1.364,1.364,0,0,0-2.223.571l-.684,2.052a1.367,1.367,0,1,0,2.594.866l.684-2.052a.107.107,0,0,1,0-.012s0,0,0-.006A9.838,9.838,0,0,0,714.542,359.471Zm-9.844,1.746a.68.68,0,0,1,.4-.343.683.683,0,0,1,.865.433l.684,2.052a.684.684,0,0,1-.433.865.7.7,0,0,1-.865-.433l-.68-2.04-.009-.034A.675.675,0,0,1,704.7,361.217Zm8.1,2.574a.693.693,0,0,1-.865.432.684.684,0,0,1-.432-.865l.684-2.052a.683.683,0,0,1,1.3.411c0,.011-.006.024-.01.035Z" transform="translate(-79.867 842.733)" fill="currentColor"/> <g id="Ellipse_1105" data-name="Ellipse 1105" transform="translate(620 1193)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="9" stroke="none"/> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8.5" fill="none"/> </g> </g> </svg></span> <a class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link" href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1242229704/tornados-weather-winds-thunderstorms-tornado-alley" target="_blank">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> The Wall Street Journal </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p><em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter Lauren Weber spotlights a paper by Prof. David Autor that finds import tariffs have had little effect on job creation and preservation in the U.S., particularly in parts of the country with tariff-protected industries. Autor and his colleagues found “manufacturing employment didn’t increase, though it also didn't fall (other research found that U.S. companies had a hard time selling more products abroad, which may help explain why manufacturers didn't add jobs),” Weber explains. “Worse than that, retaliatory tariffs from trading partners led to job losses, especially in agriculture.”</p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--document" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16.922" height="20.627" viewBox="0 0 16.922 20.627"> <g id="document" transform="translate(-665.38 -362.29)"> <path id="Path_2594" data-name="Path 2594" d="M680.222,366.77h-8.88a1.483,1.483,0,0,0-1.482,1.482v14.806a1.483,1.483,0,0,0,1.482,1.482h11.1a1.483,1.483,0,0,0,1.482-1.482V370.474h-3.7v-3.7Z" transform="translate(-2.124 -2.124)" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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target="_blank">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> Marketplace </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p>Ben Armstrong, executive director of the MIT Industrial Performance Center, speaks with <em>Marketplace </em>reporter Samantha Fields about the impact of tariffs on manufacturing in the U.S. “Things like magnets, which are really critical for batteries and other core electronic technologies, we’ve really lost the capacity to build in the U.S.” Armstrong adds that it’s possible to build that capacity here, but “it takes a long time, and it takes really significant investment,” likely from the government and from companies.</p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span 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to medical nanotechnology.” Prof. Vladimir Bulović, director of MIT.nano, explains: “Maybe a fifth of all of M.I.T.’s research depends on this facility…from microelectronics to nanotechnology for medicine to different ways of rethinking what will [the] next quantum computation look like. Any of these are really important elements of what we need to discover, but we need all of them to be explored at the nanoscale to get that ultimate performance.” </p> </div> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source"> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-to-source--icon"><svg class="icon--watch-video" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20"> <g id="if_play_1814112" transform="translate(-8.2 -8.2)"> <g id="Icon-Play" transform="translate(8.2 8.2)"> <path id="Fill-124" d="M-109.8-249.8a10,10,0,0,1-10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10-10,10,10,0,0,1,10,10,10,10,0,0,1-10,10Zm0-18.912a8.946,8.946,0,0,0-8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912,8.912,8.946,8.946,0,0,0,8.912-8.912,8.919,8.919,0,0,0-8.912-8.912Z" transform="translate(119.8 269.8)" fill="currentColor"/> <path id="Fill-125" d="M-103-247.165V-258.3l8.136,5.59L-103-247.165Zm1.075-8.926v6.717l4.874-3.336-4.874-3.381Z" transform="translate(110.493 262.713)" fill="currentColor"/> </g> </g> </svg></span> <a class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/studying-science-medicine-and-engineering-at-a-nanoscale-at-an-m-i-t-clean/" target="_blank">Learn more</a> <span class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--link-arrow">→</span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="front-page--news-clip--teaser"> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--inner"> <h3 class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--outlet"> <span> The New York Times </span> </h3> <div class="front-page--news-clip--teaser--descr"> <p>Writing for <em>The New York Times</em>, Prof. Catherine Wolfram and Columbia Prof. Glenn Hubbard make the case that to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. should “impose sanctions on any company or individual – in any country – involved in a Russian oil and gas sale.” They write: “Ideally, the policy would pressure Russia into negotiations, where its removal could be part of a deal. 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