Better vaccines + robot mapping + American railways

By rahmat hidayat

Senin, 10 November 2025

view in browser MIT Daily November 10, 2025 Greetings! Here’s the latest from the MIT community.   Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Better Vaccines New nanoparticles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage, costs, and possibly even side effects. “Our goal has been to try to make nanoparticles that can give you a safe and effective vaccine response but at a much lower dose,” Professor Daniel Anderson says. Full story via MIT News → Top Headlines Teaching robots to map large environments A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings. Full story via MIT News → A new way to understand and predict gene splicing The KATMAP model, developed by researchers in the Department of Biology, can predict alternative cell splicing, which allows cells to create endless diversity from the same sets of genetic blueprints. Full story via MIT News → Keeping the economy on track As president and CEO of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, Caren Kraska ’77 helps Americans appreciate the role of trains in the modern economy. Full story via Slice of MIT→ #ThisisMIT Post via E. Michael Fincke on LinkedIn→ In the Media What do you see? 12 extreme close-ups bring “hidden science” to life // Popular Science In her forthcoming book, “Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us,” science photographer and MIT Research Scientist Felice Frankel encourages readers to search for science everywhere. Frankel’s images “challenge readers to deduce the underlying chemical, natural, or physical processes at play.”  Full story via Popular Science→ Happenings A selection of this week’s community events: — Monday, Nov. 10, 4:19 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 11, 4:20 p.m. | The solar system presents MIThenge with refreshments to follow presented by the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences — Monday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. | Department of Architecture presents Daisy Ziyan Zhang and Ella Raidel: On Care, Space, and Transformation  — Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5:15 p.m. | MIT Energy Initiative presents Emily Reichert: Making Massachusetts the World’s Climate Innovation Lab — Wednesday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. | MIT Music and Theater Arts presents Charles Shadle: A Little Choctaw Music — Thursday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m. | The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents Dana Hoag: Can Wolves Coexist with Ranchers? Economic Research and Insights about Repopulating Wolves in the West — Saturday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. | MIT Museum presents What is Time Good For, Anyway? — Saturday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. | MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble presents Homegrown Inspirations More happenings via MIT Events→ This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by big little things to enjoy about fall. 🌬️ In observance of Veterans Day, the MIT Daily will return on Nov. 12. 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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