Cleaner ammonia + robot training + alumna wins MacArthur grant

By rahmat hidayat

Jumat, 10 Oktober 2025

view in browser MIT Daily October 10, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Cleaner Ammonia MIT Energy Initiative researchers have developed a method that could reduce greenhouse emissions from the production of ammonia — one of the most widely used chemicals in the world — by as much as 63 percent, compared to the leading “low-emissions” approach being used today. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots A new tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models. Full story via MIT News → Lauren Williams PhD ’05 awarded MacArthur Fellowship The mathematician and MIT Corporation Visiting Committee member for the Department of Mathematics was honored with a “genius grant” for “uncovering transformative connections between algebraic combinatorics and problems in other areas of math and physics.” Full story via Slice of MIT→ Study sheds light on musicians’ enhanced attention Brain imaging suggests people with musical training may be better than others at filtering out distracting sounds. Full story via MIT News → #ThisisMIT Follow @mitcrc on Instagram→ In the Media Can concrete supply power like batteries? MIT scientists prove so // Design Boom Researchers at MIT have developed electron-conducting carbon concrete, a new kind of cement that can store and release electricity like batteries. “MIT’s concrete battery shows a future where the material can be embedded into roads or parking areas to charge electric vehicles directly, or for off-grid homes that do not need external power.” Full story via Design Boom→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by welcoming a designer-in-residence. 📱 Thanks for reading, and have a nice weekend! —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

Share :

Facebook Twitter Google+