In the latest episode of Curiosity Unbounded, President Sally Kornbluth spoke with Giovanni Traverso, a professor and practicing gastroenterologist. They discussed tackling the challenges of taking medication and the importance of entrepreneurship.

Nanoscale 3D transistors made from novel materials operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, potentially enabling ultra-low-power AI applications. The device has “all the functions that silicon currently has, but with much better energy efficiency,” Yanjie Shao says.

Artist and designer Es Devlin is the recipient of the 2025 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The $100,000 prize, to be awarded at a gala in her honor, also includes an artist residency at MIT in spring 2025.

Skylar Tibbits invents self-organizing systems and programmable materials to tackle complex challenges, from sea level rise to airplane efficiency. “I am passionate about creating polymath designers at MIT who can apply design to any other discipline,” he says.

Philip Adama Abel ’15 is working to ensure economic security for those in his native Nigeria through his fintech startup, Cleva. “We are making it easier for businesses and remote workers to be paid,” he says.

As Earth’s temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. MIT researchers are taking on the challenge from a variety of angles, from engineering plants that sound an alarm under stress to making seeds more resilient to drought.