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Climate Tech Research

Untapped Energy

WPI researchers are developing novel ideas to tackle the urgent need for technologies that will address climate change. 
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University Magazine

Black Hole Son

Like many theoretical physicists, Dominic Chang ’18 had long used black holes as material for speculative thought experiments—but there was nothing theoretical about where his black hole research would take him next. Read more about him and his work in the Summer 2024 issue of the WPI Journal. 

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Next Stop: Space

"In space, without the effect of gravity, we can control the flame by controlling the airflow and we can create non-steady flame behaviors and study those behaviors in a controlled environment to better understand their role”—read more about how James Urban is sending his research to space to better understand wildfire behavior on Earth.

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Tech News (formerly known as The Towers) is WPI’s student-run weekly newspaper covering the latest local, national, and international news; community events; campus activities; and issues impacting WPI students. It is one of the oldest recognized student groups on campus. New issues are available on Tuesdays both digitally and in newsstands across campus.

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