Via @lincoln_laboratory on Instagram: “Staffed by an award-winning team of engineers, mechanics, and pilots, MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Flight Test Facility operates several aircrafts that research teams can employ to test their prototype airborne systems.”

If your arm doesn’t hurt after pounding nails, thank Kurt Schroder ’90, whose design improved the majority of hammers sold in the U.S. This is just one of his many groundbreaking inventions. “An inventor always sees a future in which everything is better,” he says.

New research could enable users to correct a robot’s behavior with simple interactions, like pointing to an item or nudging the robot’s arm. This intuitive approach would allow a layperson to guide a robot right out of the box, with no machine-learning expertise required.

Mohamed Elrefaie spoke with Automotive World about his work developing an open-source dataset of 8,000 car designs, including their aerodynamic characteristics, which could be used to develop novel car designs in a more efficient manner.

A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. “It shows we can actually solve environmental problems,” Susan Solomon says.

Bloomberg reported on the Martin Trust Center’s new AI JetPack to help students accelerate the entrepreneurial process. “Our mission at the Trust Center is to advance the field of innovation-driven entrepreneurship everywhere,” Paul Cheek said.