Early life + Giant Magellan Telescope + MIT innovators

By rahmat hidayat

Rabu, 01 Oktober 2025

view in browser MIT Daily October 1, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Early Creatures MIT geochemists found evidence suggesting some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the sea sponge. “We don’t know exactly what these organisms would have looked like back then, but they absolutely would have lived in the ocean, they would have been soft-bodied, and we presume they didn’t have a silica skeleton,” says Professor Roger Summons. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines MIT joins in constructing the Giant Magellan Telescope The major public-private partnership is expected to strengthen MIT research and US leadership in astronomy and engineering. Full story via MIT News → A beacon of light A lantern created in the Design Intelligence Lab creates sustainable alternatives for consumer electronics. Full story via MIT News → Who from MIT made Tech Review’s list of Innovators Under 35? This year’s list includes seven people with MIT connections: five alumni and two faculty members. Full story via Slice of MIT→ #ThisisMIT Follow MIT Energy Initiative on LinkedIn→ In the Media Discovery of the week: Magnetic transistors // Forbes Researchers at MIT have developed magnetic transistors, which could enable faster and more energy-efficient semiconductors. “Magnetic transistors allow for memory to be built into the chip instead of as a separate component, which could speed up a number of applications, especially AI.”  Full story via Forbes→ Watch This In this installment of the “World at MIT” video series, Regina Barzilay, the School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health, discusses her experiences growing up in Moldova and Israel. Initially aspiring to become a mathematics teacher, Barzilay describes how pivoting into computer science and a breast cancer diagnosis led her to work in machine learning for small molecules at MIT. Watch the video→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by looking back at a summer abroad. 🇬🇧 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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