“are-you-surprised?”-three-black-women-react-to-the-election

“Are you surprised?” Three Black women react to the election One of the winning “I voted” stickers in Michigan’s 2024 “I voted” sticker contest. Katelyn Stouffer-Hopkins/Michigan Dept of State hide caption toggle caption Katelyn Stouffer-Hopkins/Michigan Dept of State One of the winning “I voted” stickers in Michigan’s 2024 “I voted”Continue Reading

gnome-48-release-schedule-&-potential-new-features

GNOME 47 ‘Denver’ proved a decent update to the GNOME desktop, delivering a hearty dose of new features, UI refinements, and app improvements. As those of you using Ubuntu 24.10 are no-doubt enjoying. But as one release goes out, work on the next begins… GNOME 48 ‘Bengaluru‘ (named after theContinue Reading

bridging-military-service-and-engineering

For graduate students Kelsey Pittman and Jacqueline Orr, service in the U.S. military led to their interest in engineering, and to the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Pittman’s first exposure to the military and engineering took place during her undergraduate years at the United States Military AcademyContinue Reading

startup-turns-mining-waste-into-critical-metals-for-the-us.

At the heart of the energy transition is a metal transition. Wind farms, solar panels, and electric cars require many times more copper, zinc, and nickel than their gas-powered alternatives. They also require more exotic metals with unique properties, known as rare earth elements, which are essential for the magnetsContinue Reading