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Communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory prepares for historic moon flyby
The laser communications terminal MIT built for NASA's Artemis II moon mission interfaced with software developed by Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Engineering fantasy into reality
At MIT, Texas native Erik Ballesteros developed "SuperLimbs" — wearable robotic arms designed to help astronauts recover from falls on the moon.
Study explains how a rare gene variant contributes to Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at MIT, the University of Texas, and MD Anderson Cancer Center are studying whether choline supplements can reduce Alzheimer's risk.
MIT works with Texas employers
MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in Texas:
- Amazon
- Baker Hughes
- Boeing
- ConocoPhillips
- Dell Technologies
- ExxonMobil
- Flex
- Halliburton
- Lockheed Martin
- Marathon Oil
- Northrop Grumman
- NTT DATA
- Occidental
- Prairie View A&M University
- Raytheon
- Rice University
- Shell
- Texas A&M University
- University of Houston
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at El Paso
- US Air Force
- US Army
- US Coast Guard
- US Marine Corps
- US Navy
- Walmart
MIT alumni make a difference in Texas
Texas organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include NASA; the University of Texas at Austin; Coltala Holdings; Shipwell; Garrett Metal Detectors; Conversifi; Continuum Powders; Zelus Analytics; Wellsite Navigator; Great Heights Brewing Company; Neudesic; the Texas Municipal Retirement System; HBN Shoe; Hewlitt-Packard; Aramco, Baylor University; Rice University; Texas Christian University; Schlumberger; Chevron; Boston Consulting Group; Exxon Mobil; and Cirrus Logic.