After acquiring data science and AI skills from MIT, Jospin Hassan shared them with his community in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi and built pathways for talented learners. “We offer another place for knowledge,” he says.

Researchers precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet — made of layers just a few atoms thick — at room temperature. The advance could enable faster, more efficient processors and computer memories that use far less energy than traditional silicon-based devices.

A love of cooking unlocked senior Branden Spitzer’s interest in materials science and engineering. He’s worked on a number of projects related to food and sustainability, from extending the shelf-life of produce to developing lab-grown meat.

Erik Demaine told the Boston Globe how combining origami with computer science has enhanced his work in both: “We get stuck on a science problem and that inspires a new sculpture, or we get stuck trying to build a sculpture and that leads to new science.”

Via @lincoln_laboratory on Instagram: “On Saturday, as part of Lincoln Laboratory’s series of Black History Month events, members of our community volunteered at the Greater Boston Food Bank.”

A piano outfitted with technology to play back a performance with exquisite fidelity gave students and researchers a new view into their craft. “We are able to come to an understanding about how it is that pianists are able to do what they do,” Mi-Eun Kim says.