| Preventing Corrosion | | | | | | | | A new, lightweight polymer film developed at MIT is virtually impenetrable to gas molecules. With such a coating, “you could protect infrastructure such as bridges, buildings, rail lines — basically anything outside exposed to the elements,” Professor Michael Strano says. | | | | Leading quantum at an inflection point The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress. |  | | | | | | | New therapeutic brain implants could defy the need for surgery MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation. |  | | | | | | | What’s ahead for digital platforms in 2026 Platforms have already changed how value is created and exchanged. Their next wave — spanning physical assets, AI, and automation — promises new efficiencies but also new risks. |  | | | | | | | Turning on an immune pathway in tumors could lead to their destruction MIT researchers show they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors. |  | | | | | | | Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines “think,” in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society. |  | | | | | | | MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic Jacqueline Prawira’s innovation, featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers,” tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. |  | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | Machine learning leads to stronger 3D-printed alloy // Tech Briefs MIT researchers have developed a “printable aluminum alloy that can withstand high temperatures and is five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum.” | | | | | | | The answer to sneaker recycling? Getting rival brands to collaborate // Fast Company Yuly Fuentes-Medel of the MIT Climate Project explores how encouraging collaboration between shoe manufacturers could help increase shoe recycling. | | | | | | | Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you // New Scientist Professor Richard Binzel discusses his work inventing the Near-Earth Object Hazard Index (later renamed the Torino Scale), asteroid hunting, and the future of planetary defense. | | | | | | | | | | Over 57 years at MIT, the late Institute Professor Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus forever altered our understanding of materials while playing a significant role in inspiring people to use this knowledge to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, from producing clean energy to curing cancer. Marking what would have been her 95th birthday on Nov. 11, MIT Technology Review shares the story of how one of Dresselhaus’ great mentors, the eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, influenced her — and, in turn, the scores of students who would study under her at MIT. | | | | | | The Gaia hypothesis is a concept proposing that our planet is a type of super-organism that is self-regulating and, in conjunction with living and inorganic surroundings on Earth, serves to sustain and promote life. For Yitong Tseo, a PhD student in the MIT Computational and Systems Biology program, our existence in relation to Gaia is central to his practice as a scientist and artist. The exhibition “Connecting Gaia,” now on display at the MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery through Dec. 1, showcases Tseo’s expressions of entangled natural systems, including a techno-futurist foundation, animate bioreactors, and the chemical compositions of giant clam shells. | | Name: Aren Ghazarians
Affiliation: MIT Supply Chain Management senior program manager
Years at MIT: 9
Role and responsibilities: One of my primary responsibilities is managing our department’s student capstone projects. I work directly with our partner companies, securing projects and providing our students an opportunity to work closely with professionals on a challenging supply chain problem.
Favorite part of the job: Having an opportunity to see our students bring new insights and apply their learnings to current real supply chain challenges is definitely the best part of my job.
Hobbies: I have always enjoyed traveling, having visited more countries than states at this point. Trying to share this passion with my three daughters, who are always asking when our next trip will be.
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