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Cody Paige, MIT AeroAstro Contributors: Ferrous Ward, MIT AeroAstro; Don Derek Haddad, ResEnv; Jess Todd, MIT…
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The Design
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The Space Sustainability RatingThe Space Sustainability Rating design team—comprised of the World Economic Forum, the European Space Agency…
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CyberBiome is a programmable bio-digital organ, a wearable biosynthesis platform for personalized, on-demand production of therapeutics and…
AbstractAs conversational agents powered by large language models become more human-like, users are starting to view them as companions rat…
Prolonged exposure to microgravity is known to cause various acute health risks, including muscle atrophy, bone loss, cardiovascular decon…
The rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies has further promoted the field of wearables and smart textiles. Ho…
Public libraries are one of most trusted public institutions in the U.S. and increasingly provide a broad range of education services, rang…
Zero Robotics is an educational program that hosts tournaments to teach middle and high school students to write code and program with robo…
Overview: How will we build the coming generations of Space Architecture—the modules, space ships, and space stations that will enscon…
This research presents the results of a study with 134 participants to explore the effects of learning from an AI-generated virtual in…
We are leveraging current Wireless Sensor Network technology to develop an easily deployable, and inexpensive wireless sensor (LunarWSN) ne…
A FerroMagnetic Suit For Zero Gravity // Grounding Humans without Gravity
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Lab on Body, Synthetic Biology, and Bio-Digital Systems for Health and Human Enhancement
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