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  • With rising energy costs and environmental issues, many people feel an increasing need to find ways to cut consumption and support sustainability. One often overlooked area where energy efficiency can be improved is ceiling access doors, which provide easy access to vital building components like ductwork, wiring, and plumbing. Opting for eco-friendly ceiling access doors […]

  • Making your WordPress website accessible to all users is a necessity. Text-to-speech (TTS) functionality is a crucial feature, serving not only visitors with visual impairments but also those who prefer consuming content through audio. As mobile devices continue to dominate web traffic and multitasking becomes the norm, incorporating high-quality text-to-speech capabilities can significantly enhance user […]

  • Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K. next fall. In addition to MIT’s two U.S. Rhodes winners, Ouigbo and Nair, two affiliates were awarded international Rhodes Scholarships: Chen for Rhodes’ China constituency and […]

  • To fend off the worst impacts of climate change, “we have to decarbonize, and do it even faster,” said William H. Green, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and Hoyt C. Hottel Professor, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, at MITEI’s Annual Research Conference. “But how the heck do we actually achieve this goal when […]

  • Have you ever spent hours (or even days) painstakingly creating 3D models, only to feel like the creative process gets bogged down in tedious technical details? As someone with experience using Blender for projects, you’re not alone! Time-consuming workflows are a common pain point for designers and developers. In fact, the average 3D model creation […]

  • I was raised by a mother who believes in and pursues Collective Liberation, and a grandma that learned what that means, bit by bit, from both of us. Collective Liberation to my mother, is every little thing that must change for everyone to get free. It involves naming and understanding what has happened and a […]

  • “It’s so frustrating, I’m done,” one of my closest friends told me, walking out of her classroom.  She explained to me that she planned to switch out of her AP Environmental Science course. It shocked me. She had her own garden and even sold some of her vegetables to promote local agriculture; I didn’t know […]

  • As COP29 nears its mid-point in Baku, Azerbaijan, Carbon Brief has hosted a webinar to answer questions on everything from climate finance to private planes. Often referred to as the “finance COP”, 65,000 people have travelled to the Azeri capital for the second largest-ever UN climate summit. Many questions asked during the webinar focused on […]

  • David Maher serves as Intertrust’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. With over 30 years of experience in trusted distributed systems, secure systems, and risk management Dave has led R&D efforts and held key leadership positions across the company’s subsidiaries. He was past president of Seacert Corporation, a Certificate Authority for digital media and IoT, […]

  • AI has come a long way in visual perception and language processing. However, these abilities are not enough for building systems that can interact with the physical world. Humans handle objects or make controlled movements using the sense of touch. We feel texture, sense temperature, and gauge weight to guide each action with accuracy. This […]

  • Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week COP29 kicks off AGENDA FIGHT: The UN’s COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan got off to a shaky start on Monday. The host nation attempted to repeat the UAE’s COP28 day-one “win” by pushing through a deal […]

  • Did you know that in 2022, fires in commercial properties caused over $3.7 billion in damages? Data from the U.S. Fire Administration shows a 23% increase in dollar losses over the past decade. Given these alarming statistics, property owners and managers must find ways to mitigate such risks. Preventing fires not only minimizes threats but […]

  • The quest to develop robots that can reliably navigate complex environments has long been hindered by a fundamental limitation: most robotic vision systems essentially go blind in challenging weather conditions. From autonomous vehicles struggling in dense fog to rescue robots hampered by smoke-filled buildings, these limitations have represented a critical vulnerability in robotics applications where […]

  • NTT DATA’s latest Global GenAI Report, based on an expansive survey of 2,307 executives across 34 countries, provides an in-depth look at how Generative AI (GenAI) is redefining business landscapes in 2025. With respondents spanning 12 industries—including automotive, banking, healthcare, and manufacturing—this report sheds light on the transformative potential and challenges of GenAI as organizations […]

  • I woke up with a specific word that keeps spinning around my head – right before it reaches the point of my tongue, when I speak. “SOVEREIGNTY” From the Sacred Sites of Australia to Turtle Island. ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES strive for the freedom to govern ourselves, be self autonomous, and decide our own futures. That […]

  • As I wind down from day 4 of COP29, I can’t help but feel many mixed emotions about our future as humans. I’ve filled my days here with as much as possible. I’ve been trying to go to press conferences with climate justice activist leaders and the International Indigenous People’s Forum sessions, while also trying […]

  • Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Voices from China  ‘TRUE MULTILATERILIAM’: Although not attending COP29 in person, Chinese president Xi Jinping issued a call for the global south to “work together to […]

  • AI in healthcare is causing a revolution in how clinicians document, analyze, and make decisions. Two key breakthroughs leading this change are AI-powered medical scribes and Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). These technologies are boosting productivity and have an impact on patient outcomes for the better, changing the healthcare scene. AI Scribes: Redefining Clinical Documentation […]