Zach Winn

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Writer. Reader. Learner. Occasional thinker. Writing for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Not good at responding on Twitter

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MIT D-Lab students design global energy solutions through collaboration

1 week ago | news.mit.edu | Zach Winn

This semester, MIT D-Lab students built prototype solutions to help farmers in Afghanistan, people living in informal settlements in Argentina, and rural poultry farmers in Cameroon. The projects span continents and collectively stand to improve thousands of lives — and they all trace back to two longstanding MIT D-Lab classes.
A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce

2 weeks ago | einpresswire.com | Zach Winn

We've all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested plants by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable microneedles. That's a big deal because the problem of food waste goes way beyond our salads.
A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce

2 weeks ago | news.mit.edu | Zach Winn

We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested plants by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable microneedles. That’s a big deal because the problem of food waste goes way beyond our salads.
Startup enables 100-year bridges with corrosion-resistant steel

2 weeks ago | news.mit.edu | Zach Winn

According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, one in three bridges needs repair or replacement, amounting to more than 200,000 bridges across the country. A key culprit of America’s aging infrastructure is rebar that has accumulated rust, which cracks, and then breaks apart, the concrete around it, making bridges more likely to collapse.
A New Technology For Extending The Shelf Life Of Produce

2 weeks ago | foodonline.com | Zach Winn

By Zach Winn, MIT News Researchers used microneedles to inject fresh-cut crops with melatonin and delay spoilage. We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested plants by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable microneedles.
Drug injection device wins MIT $100K Competition

3 weeks ago | news.mit.edu | Zach Winn

The winner of this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition is helping advanced therapies reach more patients faster with a new kind of drug-injection device. CoFlo Medical says its low-cost device can deliver biologic drugs more than 10 times faster than existing methods, accelerating the treatment of a range of conditions including cancers, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases. “For patients battling these diseases, every hour matters,” said Simon Rufer SM ’22 in the winning pitch.
Class pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutions

3 weeks ago | spacewar.com | Zach Winn

Class pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutionsby Zach Winn | MIT NewsBoston MA (SPX) May 15, 2025 On a recent Friday afternoon, Marine Corps General and U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss stood in the front of a crowded MIT classroom in Building 1 and made his case for modernizing America's military to counter the threat from China. Part of his case involved shifting resources away from the U.S. Army to bolster the Marines, Navy, and Air Force.
Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater...

1 month ago | einpresswire.com | Zach Winn

Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and increased uncertainty. Fyto, founded by former MIT staff member Jason Prapas, is offering a highly automated cultivation system to address several of farmers' biggest problems at once. At the heart of Fyto's system is Lemna, a genus of small aquatic plants otherwise known as duckweed.
Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater

1 month ago | news.mit.edu | Zach Winn

Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and increased uncertainty. Fyto, founded by former MIT staff member Jason Prapas, is offering a highly automated cultivation system to address several of farmers’ biggest problems at once. At the heart of Fyto’s system is Lemna, a genus of small aquatic plants otherwise known as duckweed.
Scientists develop silk microneedles to deliver nutrients and chemicals to plants

1 month ago | phys.org | Zach Winn

When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50% of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. Now, a team of researchers from MIT and Singapore has developed a much more precise way to deliver substances to plants: tiny needles made of silk.