The MIT physicist is honored for pioneering work in photonics that helped to advance tools for telecommunications and biomedicine.

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The MITES associate director of recruitment and admissions plays a key role in introducing middle and high school students to the world of STEM.

Researchers at MIT have discovered “three of the oldest stars in the universe lurking right outside the Milky Way.” Professor Anna Frebel explains “these little stars are nearly 13 billion years old, and they haven’t changed one bit since. The stars will continue to exist for about another 3 to 5 billion years or so.” 

Professor Asegun Henry founded Fourth Power, a startup aimed at cutting the cost of storing renewable energy. Its technology is designed “to tap into excess renewable energy. That energy heats up liquid tin, which flows down carbon pipes to heat up the blocks. When the grid needs electricity again, the system generates it using special solar panels that run on the white-hot light from the pipes rather than sunshine. Because the system was designed for durability, the team expects it to last for three decades — far longer than lithium-ion batteries, which quickly degrade.”