MIT News rounds up recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.

The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications.

These models, which can predict a patient’s race, gender, and age, seem to use those traits as shortcuts when making medical diagnoses.

The new Alumni Association leader helps plot a course for meaningful engagement.

CSAIL researchers engineered an air safety system, called Air-Guardian, that’s designed to serve as a “proactive co-pilot, enhancing safety during critical moments of flight.” 

A technique developed by MIT researchers removes lead from water using repurposed beer yeast. The team created “a hydrogel capsule to hold the yeast after it is cleaned, freeze-dried, and ground into a powder. Researchers said the yeast capsules could be modified to remove other dangerous contaminants from water, including PFAS and microplastics.”