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Five hundred years after Leonardo da Vinci's death, the design for what would have been the world's longest bridge span of its time intrigued MIT researchers, who wondered how thought-through Leonardo's concept was and whether it really would have worked.

Read the article: http://news.mit.edu/2019/leonardo-da-vinci-bridge-test-1010

A team of researchers at MIT has come up with a new way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production – a major global source of greenhouse gases.

Read the story on MIT News: http://news.mit.edu/2019/carbon-dioxide-emissions-free-cement-0916

Two MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students’ grades and how much sleep they’re getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference. And no, getting a good night’s sleep just before a big test is not good enough — it takes several nights in a row of good sleep to make a difference.

Read the story: https://news.mit.edu/2019/better-sleep-better-grades-1001

Rendever's virtual reality (VR) platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.

Read the story: http://news.mit.edu/2019/rendever-virtual-reality-0913

Rendever: http://rendever.com/

MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain to treat blockages and lesions, such as those that occur in aneurysms and stroke.

Read the story: http://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828

A new study co-authored by MIT economist Pierre Azoulay, an expert on the dynamics of scientific research, finds deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers.

Read the story: http://news.mit.edu/2019/life-science-funding-researchers-die-0829