A new tool lets users forecast the number of comfortable “outdoor days” in their area. “We are saying, according to your own definition of what a pleasant day is, this is how climate change is going to impact you,” Elfatih Eltahir says.

While working to nurture scientific talent in his native Nigeria, Assistant Professor Ericmoore Jossou is setting his sights on using materials science and computation to design robust nuclear components.

Students in 4.500 (Design Computation) design and create their own chairs using computational tools like 3D modeling, rendering, and animation, while carefully considering the chair user’s experience. “A chair is the best product for learning design,” Larry Sass says.

By blending mechanical engineering, creative writing, and history studies, senior Amber Velez is discovering new ways of addressing climate change. “I study history to understand what needs to be changed and I write about our world and the ways it can be better,” she says.

Human sweat contains a protein that may protect some people against Lyme disease, scientists report. “We think there are real implications here for a preventative and possibly a therapeutic based on this protein,” Michal Caspi Tal says.

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