Black hole burst + editing genomes + research in the Arctic

By rahmat hidayat

Kamis, 18 September 2025

view in browser MIT Daily September 18, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Black Holes and “Ghost Particles” Could a primordial black hole’s last burst explain a mysteriously energetic neutrino? If a new proposal by MIT physicists bears out, the record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive radiation predicted by Stephen Hawking.  Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines A more precise way to edit the genome MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a technique that holds potential for treating many genetic disorders. Full story via MIT News → Q&A: David Whelihan on the challenges of operating in the Arctic How do you access and conduct research in one of the world’s harshest and most demanding environments? Full story via MIT News → Decoding the sounds of battery formation and degradation New findings could provide a way to monitor batteries for sounds that could guide manufacturing, indicate remaining usable life, or flag potential safety issues. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Follow @mitsoftball on Instagram→ In the Media MIT researchers built a suit to show what aging feels like // WBZ News Radio MIT AgeLab researchers developed a bodysuit to help replicate what aging feels like. The Age Gain Now Empathy System or AGNES suit “mimics the visual capability, motor ability, and strength of people in their 70s and 80s.” Graduate student Sophia Ashebir explains that “essentially what AGNES is, is a series of equipment that you can put on to gain empathy for and experience what an older version of yourself might be like.” Full story via WBZ News Radio→ Watch This In a new course from MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers (16.811), students design, build, and test a laboratory-scale electric turbopump, commonly used in jet engines and rockets. While students learn foundational building concepts and tools, they oversee the design and implementation of their turbopumps, allowing for specialized features and utilization of modern manufacturing tools, such as metal and plastic 3D printing. “It’s nice to have a system that you can take responsibility of the whole thing, and then figure out all the little details that end up to what puts … people on the moon,” says Jack Ansley ’25. Watch the video→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by painting en plein air. 🖼️ Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day! —MIT News Forward This Email Subscribe This email was sent to rh3252705.pese@blogger.com because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. subscribe update preferences unsubscribe view in browser MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA

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