CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Battery-powered appliances make it easy to switch from gas to electric * As batteries have gotten cheaper and more powerful, they have enabled the electrification of everything from vehicles to lawn equipment, power tools, and scooters. But electrifying homes has been a slower process. That's because switching from gas appliances often requires ripping out drywall, running new wire more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Progress Software, Burlington, Massachusetts, through its wholly owned subsidiary Progress Federal Solutions, announced that it has been granted "Awardable" status for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. This designation significantly accelerates the process, allowing DoD customers to rapidly procure and deploy the company's secure Progress Data Platform. The Tradewinds Soluti more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT * The MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) is a presidential initiative with a mission of elevating human-centered research and teaching and connecting scholars in the humanities, arts, and social sciences with colleagues across the Institute. Since its launch in 2024, MITHIC has funded 31 projects led by teaching more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study reveals the role of geography in the opioid crisis * The U.S. opioid crisis has varied in severity across the country, leading to extended debate about how and why it has spread. Now, a study co-authored by MIT economists sheds new light on these dynamics, examining the role that geography has played in the crisis. The results show how state-level policies inadvertently con more PR