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From solar cells to LEDs, the potential applications “span the full gamut of where semiconductor materials can benefit society,” Aleks Siemenn says. MIT professors Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager have won 2024 Kavli Prizes in neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.
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Updates from campus: Read messages from MIT's leaders regarding recent events on campus, sharing relevant policies, and correcting misinformation. A new computer vision technique speeds up the characterization of newly synthesized electronic materials.
